Character Map help please

[Gene@mpls]

My sweetie just took a part time job using MSword and I am trying to help
her- she needs a box with a check in it for a document. So I found it in
wingdings- the character code is 0xFD- but my progs will only accept
numerals from the 10 key portion of the keyboard. Something I don't
understand (not unusual of course). Seems to have something to do with
Unicode? I can select>copy>paste to get it into a program but I have never
run into this before. Thanks Gene

 

[Dave Drane]

The Vector doctor has a free one ready to print out. Check his site and it may be there somewhere.

 

[Jester1167]

In windows go START/PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/SYSTEM TOOL/CHARACTER MAP. Caracter map allows anyone access to special characters. It copies to the clipboard.

 

[Jester1167]

Alt 0254

 

[iSign]

I've had some confusion with the character map too, and the keystroke codes I've always seen require the alt key & several numbers, but I always used the top row of numbers, not the separate numeric keypad... and those character map keystroke codes never worked until someone explained to me that I needed to use the separate numeric keypad with numlock on.

 

[The Vector Doctor]

attached

 

[Gene@mpls]

Thanks guys- I do know how to work the character map. Most fonts use
the Alt-0000 format- but not all. Jester- how did you come up with the
Alt-0254? That is what I was looking for. Thanks Gene

 

[Jester1167]

Corel insert character has the Alt# reference, so if you are using the same one over and over you learn it.

 

[Gene@mpls]

Thanks- I know the ones I use frequently and don't use Corel. It can be done
without the code- I will just teach her to do it that way. Gene