Dimensions 8.5 x 11-inch?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Rob Hudson wondered: <<I'm trying to instruct students about how to  
use dimensions (e..g "8.5x11") and I see that the Chicago Manual of  
Style uses a character different from the "x" to express "by." Can  
anyone confirm this character or direct me to the appropriate section  
in the CMS about formatting dimensions?>>

The "x" is useful shorthand, but the correct character you're looking  
for is the multiplication symbol: Alt-0215 in most Windows fonts, and  
Option-Y in the Symbol font on the Mac. (If you're using Unicode- 
friendly software on the Mac, you can also enter it as a Unicode  
character for most fonts, but as I'm stuck back in Word X, I've never  
bothered learning that code.)

You might find the following lists of keyboard shortcuts useful:
Windows: http://www.geoff-hart.com/resources/accents-windows.pdf
Mac: http://www.geoff-hart.com/resources/accents-mac.pdf

Not complete by a long shot (i.e., biased heavily towards my own  
needs), but still broadly useful. Someday, time permitting, I'll  
extend it to include the Unicode numbers.


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