Entering Special Characters using the Character Map

Enter special characters

If you know the ISO code of a special character, enter the character by pressing and holding down the ALT key in the Text dialog box and typing in the number on the number pad.

If you do not know the ISO code of a special character, you can use the Character Map to enter special characters.

To use the Character Map to insert special characters with TrueType fonts

1. To activate the Character Map, click Start on the Windows task bar, go to Programs, Accessories, System Tools and then click Character Map.
2. Select a Font.

   All the characters available in the selected font are displayed.

3. Click the relevant special character.
4. Click Select and then Copy.
5. In Allplan’s text editor, click where the special character is to be inserted and press CTRL+V.

Tip: You can also drag and drop special characters. All you need to do is click the character you want to copy in the Character Map (the display of the character is enlarged) and drag it into Allplan’s text editor.