Hello,
What is the method used to insert Windows (7) symbols from the keyboard rather than from the Symbol chart?
The following two screenshots show an up arrow selected in the Symbols chart which has been set to Font = Symbol:


In these figures, the up arrow is shown to correspond with:
Unicode name = Symbol: 173
Character code = 173 from Symbol (decimal)
Character code = 00AD from Symbol (hex)
I understand that hex numbering is a base 16 system utilizing
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
and I have seen charts listing character & symbol codes for both Unicode and Hex, but the purpose of this post is to ask if someone can
explain how to enter symbols directly from the keyboard into any application.
Thanks