Index

• Backing Up
  • USB
    • Saving to
    • Caring for
  • Server
    ⌥
    • Saving to
• Browser
  • Changing Home Page
    • Firefox
    • Safari
  • I've lost my PowerSchool shortcut!
• Created Files
  • Drawing Shapes in Word
  • I Cannot Open my Document
    • Wrong Format
    • File Error
  • Unusual Paper Size
• Displays
  • Mac laptop and Projector or Monitor
• First Class
  • Mail Lists
  • Undelete
  • Over Disk Space
• Laptop Safety
  • Protect Harddrive - Hibernation
  • Shutting Down
  • Battery Life
• Mac
  • Using Special Characters
    • Shortcut Key Combos
    • Using the Character Palette
• I've lost my PowerSchool shortcut!
• Printing
  • Adding Printers
    • Network
      • Mac
      • Windows
  • Double-sided Printing

Special Characters

Mac

Finding the Character Palette

If you are using Apple software, you may find the choice on the "Edit" menu. If the software you are using does not have that choice on the "Edit" menu, you can show the Character Palette from the input menu.

If the input menu (the flag above) does not show on your menu, you can set it to do so in System Preferences.

1. Start System Preferences
   1. If not available in your Dock, click the apple on the left of your menu and choose System Preferences from the menu.
      
2. Under "Personal", select "International"
   
   
   
3. Select the "Input Menu" tab. Be sure there is a check in the "Character Palette" checkbox.
   
   Put a check by "Show input menu in menu bar". (The flag should appear in your menu as soon as you check the box.)

Displaying the Character Palette

As mentioned above, if you are using Apple software, you can choose from the "Edit" menu. If you are using MS Word, or some other non-Apple software, you can display the Character Palette from the Input Menu.

1. Click the flag on your menu bar.
2. Choose from the menu.

Finding Characters

If you are looking for accented characters such as: ñ and é that you have not yet added to "Favorites" -

1. Select "All Characters" from the "View" choice.
2. Choose the "by Category" tab.
3. Open "European Scripts" and scroll down to choose "Latin". (You will not see "Latin" and "European Scripts" on the screen at the same time.)
4. Use the scroll bar at the right to find the character with diacritic that you want.
   
   


5. If you are using a program that will accept special fonts, you can drag the one of your choice directly from the palette to your document.
6. When you have a character you wish to use many times, you can click on the settings button to add it to your favorites. Then you won't have to work so hard to find it again.