G.S. Jackson specializes in topics related to literature, computers and technology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and computer science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
FAQs
How to Type a Vertical Line on a Mac? ›
Open a document and click your cursor in front of whitespace where you can enter a character. Press the key combination "Shift-\" to type the "|" symbol.
How do I type a straight vertical line? ›In this case, the vertical bar is used to separate alternative options, much like an OR operator. To type the vertical bar on most keyboards, press Shift + \.
How do you type vertically on a Mac? ›Control-click the object you want to use vertical text. Choose Turn On Vertical Text. If the object already contains text, it becomes vertical and any additional text you add is vertical. If the object didn't already contain text, any text you add is vertical.
How do you insert a vertical line in Word on a Mac? ›- On the ribbon, select Insert > Shapes. ...
- From the Lines gallery, select the kind of line you want to draw.
- On the canvas, click and drag your mouse to draw the line. ...
- With the line still selected, on the ribbon, on the Shape Format tab, select Shape Outline.
On Mac, you can type a "pipe" ( || ) symbol by typing Shift + \ . For a full list of keyboard shortcuts specific to macOS, you can visit Apple's Mac Keyboard Shortcut page here.
How do you show vertical on a Mac? ›- Open System Preferences.
- Press and hold the Command and Option (Alt) keys.
- Choose Displays.
- You should now see the Rotation menu.
- Choose 90˚, 180˚, or 270˚ to rotate the screen.
For the equivalent setting in Word for Mac go to Format> Document in the main menu or click the Margins tool on the Layout tab & select Custom Margins. Either will take you to the same dialog window. On the Layout page of that dialog window is where you'll find the Vertical Alignment options.
What is the shortcut for line on Mac? ›cmd - Left arrow to get to the beginning of the line. shift + cmd + right arrow to mark the line. cmd - C (or cmd - X ) to copy (or cut) the marked line into the clipboard.
How do I type a vertical line? ›How to Type the Vertical Line Character on a Keyboard. The pipe character is not hidden on a keyboard. It is located right above the Enter key. Another way to type the vertical bar character is to turn on the numeric keypad, hold ALT , then press 1, 2, and 4.
How do you write vertical text on a Mac? ›In the TextEdit app on your Mac, choose Format > Make Layout Vertical. You can also Control-click in a document, then choose Layout Orientation > Vertical.
How do you draw a straight line in Word on a Mac? ›
- Open a new document on Word. ...
- Click the "Insert" tab in the ribbon. ...
- Click "Shapes" from the toolbar on the "Insert" tab. ...
- Select a line shape from the drop-down menu that appears. ...
- Draw a line anywhere on your document using the line template you selected.
The vertical line test can be applied geometrically or algebraically. Geometrically, If the vertical line x = a cuts the graph of the curve y = f(x) at one point, then the graph represents a function, and if it cuts the curve at more than one point, then it does not represent a function.