Selects special characters for inserting into a text box using the Microsoft character map functionality.

Help

Displays the Microsoft Help topic set for using the Character Map command.

Font

Lists the available fonts.

Subset (Grid Of Characters)

Lists all of the available characters for the font displayed in the Font list. When you click a subset character, this information is displayed at the bottom of the Character Map dialog box: the corresponding Unicode and character description. If available, the keystrokes needed to insert the character manually are also displayed. When you double-click a character, it is added to the Characters To Copy box automatically.

Characters To Copy

Displays selected characters to copy to the Clipboard.

Select

Adds a character selected in the Subset grid to the Characters To Copy box. You also can double-click a character in the grid to add it automatically.

Copy

Copies the selected characters from the Characters To Copy box to the Clipboard.

Advanced View

Displays additional options to help you refine your search for specific characters.

Character Set

Selects the character set you want to search in.

Go To Unicode

Use this option to find a Unicode character when you know its value but not what it represents. Select Unicode from the Character Set list, and then type the four-character Unicode value of the character you are looking for. The character is automatically highlighted in the grid of characters.

Group By

Further filters the list of available categories of Unicode characters. To find codes grouped by their general description, such as Arrows, General Punctuation, Currency, Super/Subscript, or Japanese Hiragana/Katakana, choose the Unicode Subrange. A Group By popup list is displayed for you to select the category you want.

Search For

Searches for a character by name within the character set specified in the Character Set list. Type the name you want to find in the Search For box, and then click the Search button. For example, if you are looking for the euro character, type euro, and then click Search.

Search/Reset

Search starts a search for the character name shown in the Search For box. Reset redisplays the full set of characters in the grid for the currently selected font.