You might want to enter diacritics by entering the ALA hexadecimal (hex) set code. A hex set code is a four-digit code.
This section describes how to view the codes and how to use them.
You can view ALA hex set codes only if you have access to the Customize Launcher window.
To view an ALA hex set code
1 | Log in to Horizon. |
2 | Choose Tools, Customize Launcher. |
Horizon displays the Customize Launcher window.
3 | Click the Diacritics tab. |
4 | Click New. |
5 | Choose a list group that has the diacritic that you want. |
6 | Mark the Show Unicode Value box. |
7 | Find the diacritic that you want. |
8 | Make note of the four-characters that follow the “x” in the hexadecimal code for that diacritic. (For example, the character string that you need from the diacritic for the digraph “ae” is 00e6.) |
To use ALA hex set codes to enter diacritics
1 | Log in to Horizon. |
2 | Open a record in which you need to enter a diacritic. |
3 | Start completing or updating a field. |
4 | When you need to enter a diacritic, enter a less than symbol ( < ), a capital “U”, a plus sign, and then the four-character code, followed by a greater than symbol ( > ). |
For example, for the lowercase digraph “ae,” enter “<U+00e6>”:
Note: The hexadecimal code remains in the field until you save the record. Once you save the record, Horizon displays the diacritic instead of the code.
5 | Repeat steps 3 and 4, as necessary, until you have completed the record. |
6 | Save the file. |
Here is the same bibliographic record after the record is saved:
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