Escape Keys menu

Menu item
Key
What it does
HTML/XML Escape Key Codes Pick list - Toolbox for finding and typing into text any escape code.
General symbol (frame w/o number) Ctrl+G Types &#|; with the | being the typing point. Fastest way to put in escapes you use often and know well. Ctrl+G, 151, right arrow, and space. You have an em-dash.
Left Angle Bracket Ctrl+Z
Right Angle Bracket Shift+Ctrl+Z
Ampersand Ctrl+A
Double Quote (plain) Ctrl+D
L-Dbl Quote Ctrl+W
R-Dbl Quote Ctrl+Y
L+R Dbl Quote (Around cursor or selection) Shift+Ctrl+W
L-Sngl Quote Shift+Ctrl+N
R-Sngl Quote (apostrophe) Ctrl+N
n-b Spaces (Enter number of spaces) Ctrl+V An input box takes the number you want. If the number is large, rows of ten plus a remainder row are put in.
One non-breaking Space Shift+Space Hold down the Shift key and hit the Spacebar to enter a single non-breaking (hard) space ( .