Re: Handy resource when you need a specific character (em dash, en dash, ...)

Subject: Re: Handy resource when you need a specific character (em dash, en dash, ...)
From: voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: David Castro <thejavaguy -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:01:02 -0400

There is also the Windows system tool, "Character Map" which is handy if you
can't access the Internet for whatever reason.
(Start > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map)

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:55 AM, David Castro <thejavaguy -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> I was using a new tool the other day that doesn't have a Special Character
> feature like Word and FrameMaker do, and needed to put in an en-dash. I
> don't know the ALT+#### command for en-dash by heart just yet. I was able
> to
> find the code using Google, but just today found another resource that
> makes
> it really easy to copy and paste special characters into your documents:
> http://www.copypastecharacter.com/
>
> It displays a slew of special characters in 72 point type. When you click
> one, it copies it to your clipboard, and then you can paste it into your
> document. Very handy!
>
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