{"id":221,"date":"2008-02-24T01:53:23","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T06:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alsplace.aldenbaker.com\/alsplace\/tech-hints\/221\/create-your-own-special-characters-in-windows-xp\/"},"modified":"2008-02-24T01:53:23","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T06:53:23","slug":"create-your-own-special-characters-in-windows-xp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alsplace.info\/?p=221","title":{"rendered":"Create your own special characters in Windows XP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Date<\/strong>: February 20th, 2008<\/p>\n

Author<\/strong>: Greg Shultz<\/p>\n

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If you’ve ever wanted to create your own font or maybe just a special character — for example, a character showing your initials for when you wish to approve documents with your “signature” — you can easily create your own special characters using a hidden Windows XP tool called the Private Character Editor. Here’s how:<\/p>\n

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  1. Press [Windows]R to open the Run dialog box.<\/li>\n

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  2. Type eudcedit<\/em> in the Open text box and click OK.<\/li>\n
  3. When the Private Character Editor launches, you’ll see the Select Code dialog box. Click OK.<\/li>\n
  4. A user interface that looks and works very much like Paint will appear. From this, you may use standard tools to create your characters.<\/li>\n
  5. When you finish, select the Save Character command on the Edit menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n

    Once you save your new character, you can access it using the Character Map tool. Here’s how:<\/p>\n

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      Press [Windows]R to open the Run dialog box.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Type charmap<\/em> in the Open text box and click OK.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      When the Character Map appears, select the Font drop-down list and select All Fonts (Private Characters).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Select your character, click the Select button, and then click the Copy button.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You can now paste your font character in any document that you want.<\/p>\n\n

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