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Special Characters
PageStream allows you to enter many special characters that are not shown on the keyboard. Your computer comes with a utility to help you locate non-keyboard characters:
- Macintosh: Key Caps in the ''Apple'' menu.
- Amiga: KeyShow in the tools directory.
- Windows: Character Map in the Accessories program group.
In addition to the operating system standard way of entering extended characters, PageStream also offers additional ways to enter special characters. Common characters have easy-to-remember mnemonic sequences. To enter a character with a mnemonic sequence, press Shift-Control-D and then type the mnemonic.
You can also enter characters with their Unicode identification numbers. Press Control-D and then type the character number. The full Unicode standard character set cannot be listed here, but many common characters are listed below. They appear by order of Unicode number.
 | Amiga and Macintosh users, you may also use Control-C to start a mnemonic sequence. Additionally, if the mnemonic sequence does not start with a number, the sequence may be started with just Control-D. |
For more information about the Unicode standard character set, please visit the official Unicode web site:
Some fonts may not have all the characters shown here because each font format supports different characters and because font designers do not always include the same characters in each font. If you are unsure which characters are present in a font, choose the ''Character'' item from the ''Insert'' submenu of the ''Type'' menu to open the ''Insert Character'' dialog box and view the characters contained in the font selected.
| Amiga Users: Note that Compugraphic fonts generally have many more characters than can be printed to a PostScript printer. In general, all normal keyboard characters in Compugraphic font can be printed, as well as most of those in the following paragraphs. |
Exclamation down
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: ! !
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00161
Cent
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: c /
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00162
Sterling
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: L -
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00163
Currency
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: x o
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00164
Yen
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: y -
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00165
Section
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: s e
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00167
Copyright mark
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: c o
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00169
Ord feminine
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: a _
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00170
Guillemot left
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: < <
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00171
Logical Not
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: l n
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00172
Registered mark
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: r m
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00174
Macron
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: - -
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00175
Degree
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: 0 ^
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00176
Plus minus
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: + -
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00177
Mu
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: / u
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00181
Paragraph marker
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: p !
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00182
Ord masculine
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: o _
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00186
Guillemot right
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: > >
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00187
Question down
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: ? ?
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00191
AE ligature
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: A E
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00198
O slash
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: O /
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00216
German double s
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: s s
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00223
ae ligature
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: a e
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00230
Divide
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: / -
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00247
o slash
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: o /
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00248
OE ligature
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: O E
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00338
oe ligature
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: o e
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00339
Florin
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: f -
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00402
Pi
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: p i
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00960
En dash
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: n - (see also smart dashes)
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08211
Em dash
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: m - (see also smart dashes)
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08212En space
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: n [space]
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08194Em space
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: m [space]
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08195
Left single quote
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: ' l
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08216
Right single quote
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: ' r
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08217
Left double quote
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: " l
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08220
Right double quote
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: " r
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08221
Dagger
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: l -
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08224
Double dagger
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: l =
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08225
Bullet
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: b u
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08226
Ellipsis
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: . .
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08230
Per thousand
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: % %
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08240
Left single guillemot
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: < a
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08249
Right single guillemot
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: > a
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08250
Trademark
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: t m
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08482
Delta
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: d e
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08710
Radical
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: s r
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08730
Infinity
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: o o
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08734
Approximately equal
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: ~ ~
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08776
Not equal
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: ! =
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08800
Less equal
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: < =
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08804
Greater equal
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: > =
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08805
fl ligature
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: f l
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 63486
fi ligature
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: f i
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 63487
Non-breaking charactersCtrl-C Mnemonic: n =
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00132
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: m =
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 63487Soft hyphen
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: Control - (dash)
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00134Non-breaking space
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: Control Space
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 00160Non-breaking hyphen
Ctrl-C Mnemonic: Control =
Ctrl-D Mnemonic: 08209
Special Characters Section url:PGSuser/specialcharacters
created:2006-03-10 16:50:22 last updated:2008-10-08 12:29:28
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| Tim Doty wrote... | 2006-06-27 18:38:24 |
Some additional mnemonics: All common fractions can be composed via ctrl-c sequences. E.g., 1/2 is ctrl-c 1 2 Most fonts will have 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4. A few will include thirds, fifths, sixths and eighths (starting at ctrl-d 08531 and going to ctrl-d 08542). ctrl-c v <number> (ctrl-d 08320 to ctrl-d 08329) will use special subscripted and superscripted numbers. Note that many fonts don't have these special numbers which are shaped differently than regular numbers. They can be used to compose fractions, especially when combined with ctrl-c 1 / (ctrl-d 08543) which puts a superscripted 1 followed by a fraction slash and ctrl-c / / (ctrl-d 08725) which is a standalone fraction slash Some additional symbols for which special superscripted and subscripted variations may exist. With ctrl-c v and ctrl-c ^ there are: + - = ( ) ctrl-c ^ i (ctrl-d 08305)
ctrl-c s t for an st ligature (ctrl-d 64262) Although I don't believe there is a mnemonic for it, PageStream can also do the ffi (ctrl-d 64259) and ffl (ctrl-d 64260) ligatures if the font has them. | |
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