If you are doing a lot of writing and need music symbols within your word processor, google "music notation symbols for word processor" to see what is available out there.

Some music notation softwares use the Windows Font directory to install some fonts that can be accessed via certain word processors that can find them. Check the font list in your word processor carefully if you have installed a fullblown music notation software.

Start -> Accessories --> System Tools --> Character Map can tell you a lot about all the Fonts loaded into your System, what keys they are mapped to, and even allow you to copy and paste from there. All of the pgmusic fonts are listed on mine. Should be on yours, too. If you are working in a word document and need the flat sign, you can copy and paste one from there, from then on you can copy and paste it again and again from inside the document. Find and Replace with yourself as the judge is your friend here, you can type lowercase b's and later on replace just the right ones throughout the document in this manner rather quickly.


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