Typing special symbols on your keyboard

Legal experts seldomly need to write special symbols — such as { } ~ § and | — in regular legal documents. In Clause9, however, these symbols are used to insert conditions and datafields.

If you are using a Windows pc

Belgian keyboard

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{ }	Alt‑Gr 9 / 0
[ ]	Alt‑Gr ¨ / *
~	Alt‑Gr +
|	Alt‑Gr 1
§	Alt‑Gr 6

French keyboard

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{ }	Alt‑Gr 4 / +
[ ]	Alt‑Gr 5 / °
~	Alt‑Gr 2
|	Alt‑Gr 6

If you are using a Mac

Belgian and French keyboards

{ }	⌥ 5
[ ]	⌥ ⇧ 5
~	⌥ N
|	⌥ ⇧ L

Dutch keyboard

{ }	⇧ [ / ]
~	⌥ N
|	⇧ \
§	⌥ 6