When you are indexing and come across a text mark you do not know how to create on your computer or it is tedious to do so, consider using the "Character Map Utility" offered free from Windows Office to copy and paste the text mark you need.
We recently learned about this through a "comment" shared on the Indexer's newsletter from FamilySearch. The writer was responding to a comment by someone needing help in adding "accented letters" when doing indexing. The thoughtful reader answered her with the following information. . .
We recently learned about this through a "comment" shared on the Indexer's newsletter from FamilySearch. The writer was responding to a comment by someone needing help in adding "accented letters" when doing indexing. The thoughtful reader answered her with the following information. . .
"Have you used the “Character Map” (CM) on your computer? You can drag international characters from that right into the indexing field when you need it or copy it to your clipboard. I keep my CM on my desktop for quick access."
We were so clad to see this information that we immediately Goggled the words "Character Map" and were offered several choices We chose Microsoft Word Character Map Utility (updated in 2013) with not only all the characters one could want but also the clear directions to easily use them. We have found this very useful and thought other indexers might want to try it too. See what you think. Please share it with others if you find it helpful for you. We always appreciate your comments.
The Blog Staff
Click the link to see the Character Map we used. http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/accents/charmap.html
We were so clad to see this information that we immediately Goggled the words "Character Map" and were offered several choices We chose Microsoft Word Character Map Utility (updated in 2013) with not only all the characters one could want but also the clear directions to easily use them. We have found this very useful and thought other indexers might want to try it too. See what you think. Please share it with others if you find it helpful for you. We always appreciate your comments.
The Blog Staff
Click the link to see the Character Map we used. http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/accents/charmap.html