Without a doubt, one of the computing devices that we use the most and that we know the least about is the computer. But we want to get them out of the darkness of knowledge and that is why we are going to show you how to put or make the vertical bar symbol on the PC keyboard.
It is imperative that we know more and more thoroughly the operation of our electronic equipment. And the correct way to apply our knowledge to perform a specific task. It is not superfluous, that we instinctively want to find the reason for things and their solutions.
In this opportunity, we want to show you the correct way to put or make the vertical bar symbol on the PC keyboard. This learning will allow you not to waste your valuable time, looking for characters on the net, then copying them and then pasting them in your documents. Since this character exists on your keyboard and it is very easy to access it.
How to use the ASCII code to place the vertical bar on the keyboard?
The easiest way that you can put or make the vertical bar symbol on the PC keyboard and you can include it in your documents or writings on the Internet, is through this trick.
But first let me tell you that this symbol, which is also known by the name Pleca or vertical line, can vary its location, depending on the operating system we use, whether it is Windows, Mac or Linux.
So that you can put or make the vertical bar symbol on the PC keyboard, we are going to show you several methods or ways to do it correctly. Remember that for this you can use any word editor such as Microsoft Word, or another program, where it is necessary to enter special characters with the keyboard.
So, to begin with, we are going to show you the first way, which consists of the following. Being in our document or area where we are going to write and enter our character, we are going to use a combination of keys on the keyboard called ASCII code and you must remember that it will work for you whether you use a Laptop or a personal computer.
To continue, we go to the keyboard and we are going to press the Alt key and without releasing it we are going to press key 1, then key 2 and finally key 4. And the vertical bar or Pleca will automatically appear in your document. This is a very easy keyboard shortcut to make and apply in your documents or programs.
How to type vertical bar on Windows, Mac and Linux?
In addition to the ASCII code, there is a simpler way that is by pressing the vertical bar symbol that is on our keyboard, however sometimes it will not be the primary function of the key, this changes depending on our operating system, so we explain it to you in a simple way the procedure for each.
In Windows normally we only have to press the symbol without any additional action, this is to the left of the number 1, in case it does not come out then we must press the ‘Alt gr’ key at the same time.
At MAC we must press the ‘Alt’ key and the number 1, however if the keyboard is in English then we must press ‘Shift’ and the backslash.
Finally on Linux andThe procedure is a little different, in this system we must press the ‘Ctrl’+’Shift’+’u’ key and without releasing it we must press ‘7c’ there release and in this way we will obtain the vertical bar symbol.
How to put or make the vertical bar symbol with the execute action
Now we are going to teach you the third method or way to put or make the vertical bar symbol on the PC keyboard. With this method you can enter in your document the character or symbol you want.
Since we are going to do it through the use of the virtual keyboard. To do this we are only going to combine the Windows key and without releasing press the R key.
When performing this action on our keyboard, the execute window will appear, in it we will enter the following osk.exe instruction and, as if by magic, the virtual keyboard will appear on your computer screen. And with it we are going to be able to enter the character that we need and we don’t know what key combination we are going to use on our physical keyboard.
Now just what we should do in directing our document and where we should place the vertical bar symbol. We select it and then we click on the symbol, which we will find at the top of the virtual keyboard. And it will appear in the document in the area that we select.
Alternative methods to type vertical bar on my PC
So, to summarize we have seen the 3 methods with which we can type the vertical bar on our computer, the one we will use will be based on the one that we feel most comfortable for our way of writing, the 3 alternatives to write the vertical bar are:
- With the ASCII code.
- With a combination of keys.
- Using the virtual keyboard.
As you have seen, it is very easy to enter special characters into our documents, using two methods that are very easy to apply. The use of these shortcuts or key combinations are very useful and you can use them with any program. And in this way you have learned how to put or make the vertical bar symbol on the PC keyboard.
