Windows "Character Map"

Windows "Character Map" is an invaluable tool for adding characters to your documents that are not normally found on the keyboard.  To access the Character Map, start by clicking on your Start button...move to Programs, Accessories - highlight Character Map and release your mouse button...the program will load.

Inserting a Character into a Document

1.  Click the Font arrow to view the list, and then click a font.  The character set changes to display the characters in the selected font.

2.  Point to a character, and then press and hold down the mouse button to see an enlarged picture of the character or press TAB until the cursor is in the character selection area, and then use the arrow keys to see an enlarged picture of the character.

3.  Double-click the character or click Select.  The selected character is placed in the Characters To Copy box.

4.  Select as many characters as you want.

5.  To place the characters in the Characters To Copy box onto the Clipboard, click Copy.

6.  Switch to the document into which you want to insert the characters.

7.  Select the same font that you selected in Character Map.

8.  Position the cursor where you want the characters to appear.

9.  On the program's Edit menu, click Paste.

Note:  When you paste into some programs, characters may lose the font you selected in Character Map. To change the characters to the font you want, select them and format them for the font within the program.

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