Typing special symbols on your keyboard

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

If you are using a Windows pc

Azerty keyboard

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{ }	Alt‑Gr 9 and 0
[ ]	Alt‑Gr ¨ and *
~	Alt‑Gr +
|	Alt‑Gr 1
§	No special combination needed

Qwerty keyboard

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{ }	Shift [ and Shift ]
[ ]	No special combination needed
~	Shift `
|	Shift \

If you are using a Mac

Azerty keyboard

{ }	⌥ 5 and ⌥ )
[ ]	⌥ ⇧ 5 and ⌥ ⇧ )
~	⌥ N
|	⌥ ⇧ L

Qwerty keyboard

{ }	⇧ [ and ⇧ ]
~	⌥ N
|	⇧ \
§	⌥ 6