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diff --git a/obsolete/macros/text1/cms_help_files/special.helpmark b/obsolete/macros/text1/cms_help_files/special.helpmark new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..48597c9326 --- /dev/null +++ b/obsolete/macros/text1/cms_help_files/special.helpmark @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| TEXT1 Special Characters | ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + +In TeX there are 10 keyboard characters which have special meaning. They are: + + \ (backslash) } (right curly brace) { (left curly brace) + @ (at sign) # (pound sign) _ (underscore) + & (ampersand) % (percent sign) ~ (tilde) | (vertical bar) + +If you need any of these characters as part of your text you must precede all +but the tilde and vertical bar with a \ (backslash) or TeX will interpret them +as a TeX command. To print a tilde you must enter \tilde and for a vertical bar +enter \vbar. + +For example, the following input: + + Mom sent Tommy to the store and told him to buy 5\# potatoes, a + half gallon of 2\% milk and two packages of M\&Ms. + +would result in: + +Mom sent Tommy to the store and told him to buy 5# potatoes, a half gallon of +2% milk and two packages of M&Ms. |