# Open the application that you want to utilise extended characters on it.
# Open the application that you want to utilise extended characters on it.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey01.png|right|250px|thumb|Orb]]Click on the "start" also known as the ''Orb'' at the left bottom of your screen.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey01.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Orb]]Click on the "start" also known as the ''Orb'' at the left bottom of your screen.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey02.PNG|right|250px|thumb|All Programs]]Click on "All Programs"
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey02.PNG|right|250px|thumb|All Programs]]Click on "All Programs"
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey03.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Select Accessories]]Select "Accessories" from the "All Programs."
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey03.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Select Accessories]]Select "Accessories" from the "All Programs."
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey04.PNG|right|250px|thumb|System Tools]]Select "System Tools" from the "Accessories."
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey04.PNG|right|250px|thumb|System Tools]]Select "System Tools" from the "Accessories."
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey05.png|right|250px|thumb|Character Map]]Select "Character Map" from the "System Tools." Character map table will be opened.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey05.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Character Map]]Select "Character Map" from the "System Tools." Character map table will be opened.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey15.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Use Shortcut]]Use short cut. After learning where the "Character Map" could be found you can use the Command Execution Field to run it as a Windows command. Just type "'''charmap'''" in it.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey15.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Use Shortcut]]Use short cut. After learning where the "Character Map" could be found you can use the Command Execution Field to run it as a Windows command. Just type "'''charmap'''" in it.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey06.PNG|center|400px|thumb|Select from Drop-down]]Look at the "Character Map." From the drop-down menu at the top, select your desired font that includes the necessary characters.
# [[Image:WikiHowExKey06.PNG|center|400px|thumb|Select from Drop-down]]Look at the "Character Map." From the drop-down menu at the top, select your desired font that includes the necessary characters.
Revision as of 16:38, 20 February 2014
Extended Characters
Frequently you like to use extended characters from a panoply of symbols available as fonts on the Microsoft Windows. A couple of steps you are away from utilising it.
Steps
Open the application that you want to utilise extended characters on it.
OrbClick on the "start" also known as the Orb at the left bottom of your screen.
All ProgramsClick on "All Programs"
Select AccessoriesSelect "Accessories" from the "All Programs."
System ToolsSelect "System Tools" from the "Accessories."
Character MapSelect "Character Map" from the "System Tools." Character map table will be opened.
Use ShortcutUse short cut. After learning where the "Character Map" could be found you can use the Command Execution Field to run it as a Windows command. Just type "charmap" in it.
Select from Drop-downLook at the "Character Map." From the drop-down menu at the top, select your desired font that includes the necessary characters.
Find desired font.Assume you need Hebrew Alef, symbol of infinite cardinal in mathematics. Select "Aharoni" font that includes it.
Select the character.Find the character among the entries of the table. Click on it.
Select ButtonClick on "Select" button. It pops up the selected character to the foreground and into the text-field. At the bottom it gives further information such as name of the character and its unicode value (here, 05D0).
Copy to the clipboardClick on the "Copy" button to copy it to the clipboard. Then you can paste the character on any place, such as on an editor.
Make more charactersNote that you can make more character to be copied, in one go.
Create keyboard shortcut. For frequent usage of the map you need a keyboard shotcut to access the map immediately.
Open "Properties" of the mapFind the character map again. Right click on its name, to open a Windows menu.
Character Map PropertiesClick on the Properties to open it. Shortcut text field shows "none."
Select ShortcutClick in the shortcut key text field. Type Ctr+Alt+ some desired key from the keyboard. In the picture Ctrl+Alt+Q is selected. But it depends to your selection.
If the combination has already a usage Windows prevent you to use it.
You always have to use Ctr+Alt. No other combination is accepted.