User talk:Robert Beatty
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Ariconte (talk) 02:25, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for this help. I am getting the hang of it. I think the main confusion is the terminology. eg edit means download save means upload. sand box means editing page. I am still looking for subscript character such as CO2?
- Best regards, Robert Beatty (talk) 09:01, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
- At the top of the edit window there is a drop down menu for 'special character' which will allow you to insert ₠, ♥, etc. I would look at WP:Help for the CO2 one or just put it in as CO2 and someone will fix it for you...... Regards, Ariconte (talk) 10:30, 22 December 2012 (UTC)]
- A little more looking suggests CO2 Thanks Robert Beatty (talk) 11:03, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
- At the top of the edit window there is a drop down menu for 'special character' which will allow you to insert ₠, ♥, etc. I would look at
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