Entering Special Characters and Diacritics

When you complete records in Horizon, you may want to enter special characters and diacritics that are not available on your keyboard. (For example, you may want to enter the copyright symbol [ ©].) Diacritics are marks used on or near alphabetical characters to indicate pronunciation or inflection, such as an accent mark ( ‘ ) or tilde ( ~ ).

You can enter the special characters and diacritics in three main ways: You can use the lead‑in and the keystrokes to enter a diacritic, you can double-click a diacritic row in the Diacritic Shortcut bar, or you can click a button on the Diacritic Button bar. (For information on setting up diacritics, see the “Customizing Diacritics” chapter in the Launcher Configuration Guide, or talk to your system administrator.)

If you know the ALA hexidecimal (hex) set code for a diacritic, you can also enter diacritics using a hex code.

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