Thanks to everyone for their creative suggestions - sorry to say that none of them worked......

Fortunately, by trial and error, I've found the solution, which I'll share with you

To enter a single carat :
Enter the carat key, next to P, then spacebar,then your chord

To enter 2 carat symbols :
Enter the carat key, then spacebar, then carat key, then spacebar, then your chord.


Gear : HP Pavillion 14-bf0xx Laptop, Win 10 family 64bit, i7-7500U CPU@2.70GHz, 8Gb memory, BIAB 2020, Zoom U-44, Reaper (beginner). Various electric and acoustic guitars, bass, mandolin.
Setting up small home recording studio by mikes and XLR for fun.