Special characters in Designer Pro

**csehz** · 22 January 2012, 05:32 AM

Hi for everyone, I would like to ask about entering special characters with in Text tool with method ALT + number.

My target is to enter a c which have a small comma above it, in Word that is the ALT - 263. For more such combinations the link is http://www.altcharactermap.co.nr/.

The problem is that in Designer Pro the ALT - 263 results some different character, do you have idea why?

thanks

**angelize** · 22 January 2012, 05:35 AM

I believe you need to use the number pad on your keyboard.

**csehz** · 22 January 2012, 05:48 AM

Yes I know and using that, but the difference is that a different character comes applying the same in Word and different if in Designer Pro.

Maybe it is some difference in standards? At least I thought this ALT and number technic is standard

thanks,

**iamtheblues** · 22 January 2012, 06:27 AM

I can confirm the difference - not only in Designer Pro, but also in Serif PagePlus, CorelDraw X4 and Illustrator CS5. a • instead of a c with an accent. This is using a variety of fonts, MS Word seems to be able to produce the c with an accent with each different font.
Bob.

**angelize** · 22 January 2012, 06:43 AM

I can insert the correct character using the windows character map (as long as the character exists in the font) , there doesn't seem to be an alt code for it in the WCM though.

**csehz** · 22 January 2012, 07:18 AM

Angelize yes it is the same at me, if I put the ALT + 263 so ć sign to clipboard from the character map or Word, then with simple paste the Designer Pro appears it correctly.

So far my best practice in this way is putting this character to clipboard, and at continuous typing in Text tool the Ctrl + V so the paste is giving this c character.

**csehz** · 22 January 2012, 07:20 AM

Basically I would think that if the Designer Pro is a fact that can appear the ć, in that case I assume probably exist also some way to enter it through keyboard. Not only with copy

**handrawn** · 22 January 2012, 11:24 AM

I don't claim expertise here but from practice I know that xara only recognises ALT codes up to 255 [which is space] - if you enter a higher code ATL+256 appears to do nothing and from ALT+257 it 'starts again' so ALT+257 gives you ALT+1.. and ALT+263 gives you ALT+7... and so on

if there is a way round this I don't know it [I use character map] - but what you actually get within the 255 set may depend on your language/keyboard settings...

**csehz** · 22 January 2012, 01:31 PM

Steve yes you seems right, the ALT + 7 in Word, that gives the same character like the Designer Pro to the ALT + 263.

Thanks so I will use the storing on clipboard method and Ctrl + V.

**BexarPuma** · 26 January 2012, 09:46 PM

I needed to use an "n" with a tilde over it today. Fortunately, I remembered this thread saying that the character could be copied and pasted from the Character Map. It worked just fine. I just had to change the font size after pasting it in.

Lynn