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I'm not a lawyer, I am a judgment broker. This article is my opinion, and not legal advice. When you need legal advice or a strategy to use, you should contact a lawyer. If you're a lawyer or a paralegal, you are likely to know very well how to get your word processing program type and print a ¶ or a § symbol. For the rest of us, the average word processing program does not often make it obvious how one can make legal symbols. ¶, •, or §, are never said in conversations, however they are usually used on typed pleading and motions; which may be typewritten by mortals representing themselves. Law-related symbols are most often used by lawyers, when they type up motions and pleadings. Sometimes lawyers include a few other strange symbols such as in odd places, to baffle the opposite side. When representing yourself, one does not need a law degree to make your own motion and pleading. What do the symbols mean? The § symbol indicates the section, or the section area. The ¶ character, named a Pilcrow, means the end of a paragraph. The • symbol is called a bullet, that means a point to make notice of, or an item on a list. This is what I learned from other judgment enforcers, and from experimenting, for a few shortcuts to make legal symbols. What keys to press, to make a specific legal character, depends on a particular blend of which type of computer it is, what brand of word processing program you have, and what version it is. This article shows some ways to make legal characters, however your mileage may vary. With Microsoft Word 2010 and perhaps other versions, click on Insert, then click Symbol, and then pick the desired character, among them should be § and ¶. With MS Word 2007, you need to do one more step, to click on Special Characters. If you have a Mac, with almost any kind of word processor including BBEdit, TextWrangler, OpenOffice, and TextEdit; pressing ALT/Option six creates §s, and Alt/Option seven makes a ¶. In many PC programs, when your computer has a numeric pad, one can usually press down the ALT key and type 0167 on the number key pad, and release the ALT key, to get a §. You can usually press down the ALT key and type 0149 to make the •, and ALT 0182 to make the ¶. Even when it takes some time to figure out how to make certain special symbols you need on your computer, many applications remember the most recent special symbols you chose. The next time you want to type one, it should be at the top of the list. Another way to go is to make a software shortcut or "hotkey", to (e.g.) map Control-P to ¶ and Control-S to §. There are many keyboard combinations to make special symbols on PCs, by pressing down the ALT key. A handy list for PC-users is at: http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codealt.html Lastly, most courts have done away with the "blue backs" on motions and pleadings, however be aware some Federal District courts still require them. http://www.JudgmentBuy.com - Judgment Enforcement - the easiest, fastest, and best way to be money for a judgment. Mark Shapiro, the expert on judgments. I pay for leads, and have the best quality free leads for enforcers, collection agencies, and contingency collection lawyers.
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