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Beginner to Wolfram Alpha - keyboard shortcuts

Posted 10 years ago

Hi,

Ive just started using Wolfram Alpha and I'm having problems trying to show the find the square symbol. I see it in the list of functions when im typing but I'd like to know how to do it myself. Also, if anyone could direct me to a list of these types of inputs I would really appreciate it. I know this is a super simple question but I can't find it anywhere! This site is a maze.

Thanks, Josh

POSTED BY: Joshua Hurn
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Posted 10 years ago
POSTED BY: Leo Hamminger
Posted 10 years ago
POSTED BY: Leo Hamminger
Posted 10 years ago

The shift + 6 is the correct way. Do you know of any list of these type of inputs? I don't use Mathematica so I don't see the help section. Thanks so much for the help :)

Josh

POSTED BY: Joshua Hurn
Posted 10 years ago

I may have gotten you wrong, Joshua: I thought you were talking about the square brackets when you said " square symbol" in your above post.

What key exactly you can't find?

I use "Help" a lot. Searching with "key shortcut" will give you links to Notebook Shortcuts, Selecting and Typing in Notebooks, etc., which you may find useful.

POSTED BY: Leo Hamminger
Posted 10 years ago

I'm sorry for the confusion. The key i'm looking for is "^". The key used to raise a number to an exponent. I see the symbol as the alternative function of the 6 key, but the key shortcuts you said to look up say to use "CTRL + ^" Which does nothing. I see lots of shortcuts using the ctrl key and none of those work for me.

As for this "Help" I can't find anything related to Wolfram Alpha when searching that in Google. Do you mean to search that in Wolfram Alpha itself? I tried that but it just gave me the definition of the word help.

POSTED BY: Joshua Hurn
Posted 10 years ago

Do you have the UK / US - Keyboard installed? They are to the right of the 'p'- key

POSTED BY: Leo Hamminger
Posted 10 years ago

Yes I have a US keyboard. The keys to the right of the 'p' are just brackets and foward slash. I am on a Mac, does that make a difference?

Josh

POSTED BY: Joshua Hurn
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