Quick access to text symbols!

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Version
2.0
Update
January 10, 2014
Size
10.36KiB
Developer
Category
Users
287
Rating
2.66667 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Quick Symbols Extension

Quick Symbols gives you quick access to those pesky text symbols which you never seem to have a copy of.

Version Log:
V 2.0 21/07/2013 Interface reset

V 1.9.5 13/07/2013 Interface redesign (BROKEN)

V 1.4 10/07/2013 Character and Extras sections added, display thinner

V 1.2.5 07/10/2012 Currency and Arrows sections added

V 1.0 25/09/2012 Redesign

V 0.1 22/09/2012 Initial release to the chrome web store with limited selection

Copyright and license

Copyright 2013 Peckitt Software

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Quick Symbols", "version": "2.0", "manifest_version": 2, "description": "Quick access to text symbols!", "browser_action": { "default_icon": "COPYRIGHT.png", "default_popup": "popup.html" }}
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How to download and manually install Quick Symbols extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Quick Symbols extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Quick Symbols extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Quick Symbols extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Quick Symbols extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Quick Symbols extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Quick Symbols Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Quick Symbols extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Quick Symbols extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Quick Symbols extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Quick Symbols extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Quick Symbols extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Quick Symbols extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Quick Symbols extension file

Select and download the Quick Symbols extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Quick Symbols extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Quick Symbols extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Quick Symbols extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Quick Symbols extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Daryl Van Humbeck (ID: 00000030ecab25e2) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 08/22/2022 It's focused around a particular set of uses, and doesn't have ANY customization. As just one example, I use the degree symbol a LOT, but it isn't in there, and I can't add it, and the only extension that I could add it to has been removed from the store for worthless reasons, and the dev isn't going to try fixing it.

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Drop Flop (ID: 000000be75d5ac22) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/26/2020 There wasnt a bunch of symbols that I could use.

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A Feldman (ID: 0000002dd084539f) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 01/28/2019 You have to highlight and copy the symbol you want to use. Kind of a clunky way of doing things, but it does work.