The Character dialog offers hundreds of characters and symbols that you can insert into your content. You can also use features in the dialog to perform a variety of tasks, such as specifying a quick character, selecting favorite characters, and searching for characters.
how to open the dialog
Ribbon Select the Home ribbon. In the Symbols section, click the face of the Character button.
Switching between ribbons and the tool strip… You can use the Options dialog to switch between ribbons and the classic tool strip layout.
More about ribbon options… Keep in mind that the smaller the application window becomes, the more the options in a ribbon shrink. Therefore, you might only see a small icon instead of text, or you might see only a section name displayed with a down arrow to access the options in it. You can hover over small icons to see tooltips that describe them. You can also enlarge the application window or click one of the section drop-downs in the ribbon to locate a hidden feature.
buttons and sections
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[Characters and symbols] |
This large area displays all of the characters and symbols available. You can click on a character or symbol to select it for insertion. If you right-click on a character, you can choose an option to set that character as a favorite or as a quick character. |
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After selecting a character, you can click this to copy it to the clipboard. That way, you can continue pasting it into other places after closing the Character dialog. |
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After selecting a character, you can click this to add it to the list of favorites below. |
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After selecting a character, you can click this to set it as the quick character. |
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Quick Character |
You can designate one character or symbol as your "quick character," which means that a special menu and shortcut option are set aside for that character. Simply select the character or symbol and then click
In the XML Editor you can insert the specified quick character by either pressing F11 on your keyboard or clicking the down arrow of the Character button Note: You can also paste a character in the field, or you can right-click on a character in the dialog and use the context menu to set it as the quick character. |
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Search |
If you know the name of a character or its code, you can type it in this field and click
Note: To return to the view where you see all of the characters and symbols, simply clear the Search field. |
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Favorites |
If there are certain characters and symbols that you use frequently, you can add them to this list of favorites for quick and easy access. You can also remove favorites from the list.
Note: Favorite characters are shared across products. |
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Recently used |
When you insert a character or symbol from the dialog, it is added to the list of the 16 most recently used. This is another way to quickly find and select characters or symbols in the future. If the list of recently used characters and symbols is full, the oldest one is removed automatically when a new one is used.
Note: Recent characters are shared across products. |
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[Name and code] |
When a character or symbol is selected in the dialog, its name and character code are shown.
The code is also shown in a tooltip when you hover over a character. |
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Close after inserting a character |
If this check box is not selected, the dialog will remain open until you click Close. This way, you can click the Insert button several times to add many characters to your content before closing the dialog. If the check box is selected, the dialog will close immediately after you click the Insert button. |
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