Entering special chracters in Word (plus dashes)

I learned a new trick in Word today: you can enter any Unicode character into your Word documents if you know the four-number character code. For example, the Unicode character code for the Euro sign (€) is "20ac" in hex. To enter this character by not using an euro keyboard, just type in the Unicode code, and then press Alt+X. Voila!

Another Word tip that I've shared with you already, but is worth repeating: sometimes you need to add a short and long dash to your document. This is done easist with the following keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Minus (on the numeric keyboard) for en dash (the short one) and Ctrl+Alt+Minus for em dash, the long one.