PC Instructions for Inserting phonetic symbols into your documents    

In writing Samala you may want to insert the symbols , , (or ï ) and into a document. Plus ñ for writing the word "Samala" itself, even though you don't need this symbol for Samala words.

Click on the symbol below to go right to PC instructions for inserting it:

                   

Mac instructions for inserting symbols

Click here to learn about the phonetic symbols that John P. Harrington used for writing Chumash.

In a word processor such as Microsoft Word, you can create shortcut keys for some of the symbols that appear on these pages.
With email it's easiest to create the symbol once and then copy and paste it the next time. Better yet, copy it out of someone else's email to you.

Note:  The special symbols on the pages of this tutorial are tiny graphic images that sit among the regular letters of the text. They will show when you print the page, but they won't come out if you copy the text and try to paste it in another document.

You can copy them for use on a web page, but they don't work for email or in word-processor documents.

"C wedge"  
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You can insert the special symbol in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
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Click on Insert in the top tool bar.
  2. Click on Symbol. A window of special symbols comes up.
  3. Choose the Symbols tab rather than Special Symbol.
  4. Notice the dialogue with "Font" just below the "Special Characters" tab.
  5. Select the font you'd like to use; Arial and Times New Roman are both good choices because they display more of the special characters than many other fonts.
  6. Move the cursor down to the symbol.
  7. To insert it once and go on, click Insert and Close.
Tip:  If you plan to use this symbol more than once, it's a good idea of define a shortcut key to avoid chasing through all these menus next time. "Alt C" is a handy pair of keystrokes for a shortcut key for .
In email, unfortunately, there no way to insert the symbol , but you could insert the cent sign ¢.
  1. Hold down the Alt key.
  2. Type in the numbers "155" on the numeric keypad while you enter the numbers.
  3. Release the Alt key and  ¢ will appear.

"S wedge"  
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In Microsoft Word and PowerPoint you can also insert the special symbol . Just follow the same directions as for , but scroll down a littler further to locate .
Tip:  Just as with , if you plan to use this symbol more than once, it's a good idea of define a shortcut key. "Alt S" is a handy pair of keystrokes for a shortcut key for .
In email there's a way to insert the symbol , but it's complicated, so just do it once.
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First type a regular s and highlight it.
  2. Then click on Tools in the top menu bar.
  3. Click on HTML Tools.
  4. Click on Edit HTML Source.
You'll see a window displaying the HTML code with highlighted text that says:
<!-- selection start -->s<!-- selection end -->.
  5. Very carefully delete <!-- selection start -->.
  6. Replace the s itself with the code &#154; — exactly that sequence, including the semicolon.
  7. Delete the <!-- selection end --> after it.
  8. Click OK. The HTML edit window closes and you're back at your email screen with an sitting there.
Tip:  On older browsers, by this method may show up as a question mark or not at all, so watch out for this glitch. 

"Barred I" — or  ï ("I Umlaut")  
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On a typewriter you can backspace and type a hyphen over a regular I.

In Microsoft Word you can add the "strikethrough" feature to a regular I. Be aware that the line of the strikethrough is thin and doesn't stand out very well.

Or you can also insert the special symbol ï from the Insert Symbol screen just as you do with and . The symbol ï — called "I umlaut" — is sometimes used as an alternative for .
In email, you can also insert the special symbol ï. On a PC, just hold the Alt key down while you type in the numbers "139" on the numeric keypad. The symbol appears when you release the Alt key. For the same effect, but more roundabout, see email option 2 below.
Email option 2 — more complicated — in Netscape
  1. Click on Tools in the top tool bar,
  2. then on Character Tools,
  3. then Insert Special Character,
  4. and click on the ï.

"Raised H"  
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On a typewriter you can shift the carriage up half a line to type a regular h.
In Microsoft Word you can add the "superscript" feature to a regular h. On the upper menu bar, click on Format, then Font, and then under Effects select Superscript, then click OK.
  1. Click on Format on the upper manu bar.
  2. Click on Font.
  3. Under Effects select Superscript.
  4. Click OK.
In email — in Netscape:
     
  1. First highlight the h you'd like to raise.
  2. Then click on Format in the top menu bar.
  3. Select Character Properties.
  4. Select Superscript.
  5. Click OK.
  6. The next time you want to use this symbol, you can save time by copying and pasting it directly off the text.
Warning:  Be sure to select just the h first. If you try to raise a h and keep typing, everything you type after it will be raised as a superscript too.

ñ"N Tilde "  
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The symbol ñ is easy to find and insert because more familiar languages such as Spanish use it.
You can insert symbol ñ in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, just as with and .
  1.

Click on Insert in the top tool bar.
  2. Click on Symbol. A window of special symbols comes up.
  3. Choose the Symbols tab rather than Special Symbol.
  4. Notice the dialogue with "Font" just below the "Special Characters" tab.
  5. Move the cursor down to the symbol.
  6. To insert it once and go on, click Insert and Close.
Tip:  Just as with and , you might as well define a shortcut key. "Alt N" is a handy pair of keystrokes for a shortcut key for ñ.
In email, just hold the Alt key down while you type in the numbers "164" on the numeric keypad. The ñ appears when you release the Alt key.