You can enter special characters by using the Windows Character Map (Charmap), which displays characters based on language or symbol charts. You can use the Character Map to see all the special characters available in the font that you are using. (For more information about Charmap, see the Windows online help or user’s manual.)
Although you can use the Charmap characters to add text to a record, other methods can take less time. Using the Diacritic Button bar may be the fastest way to enter special characters for most users. (For more information, see Using the Diacritic Button Bar.)
To enter special characters using the Windows Charmap
1 | Open a MARC record. |
2 | Choose Start, Programs, Accessories, Character Map. |
3 | In the Font field, use the pull‑down menu and highlight the font that you want. |
Note: If you choose a font that is different from the font that you are using for editing, Horizon may not show the characters that you choose.
4 | Double‑click the character that you want. |
The system puts that character into the Characters to Copy field.
5 | If you need to add a string of characters, repeat step See "Double‑click the character that you want." until you have all the characters that you want. |
6 | Click Copy. |
7 | Click Close. |
8 | Put your insertion pointer in the record where you want to enter the special characters. |
9 | Press CTRL+V to paste the new characters into the field. |
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