Insert Symbols or Special Characters Dialog |
You can access the Insert Symbols or Special Characters dialog using the following methods:
Click the 
icon on the Data Source tab of the Data Sources property page to open the dialog and select characters to insert into the Embedded Data field.
Click 
on the Object Toolbar and select Symbol Font Characters to open the dialog and select the font and symbol you want to insert into your template or data entry form.
Depending on the method you use to open the dialog, it will contain one or more of the following tabs:
Symbols Tab
The Symbols tab is available on the dialog when the dialog is opened from either of the two methods described above.
Using the Symbols tab, you can insert characters and symbols from a variety of fonts onto your templates and forms, including many that are not available on standard keyboards.
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The Symbols tab provides access to a collection of unique TrueType fonts from Seagull Scientific that provide industry-specific symbols that you can use on your templates and data entry forms. For more information about these Seagull fonts, refer to Seagull Symbol Fonts. |
The following options are available on the Symbols tab:
Font: Specifies the font family from which to select characters. Seagull symbol fonts are organized by industry or usage, such as electrical, hazard, textile care, and warning.
Subset: Specifies the subset of characters from the selected font family that is displayed in the dialog.
Unicode: Displays the Unicode value for the selected character, which is a unique number used to encode the character in XML, HTML, and many other scripting languages. To locate a symbol by its Unicode value, simply enter the corresponding Unicode value into this field.
Character Shortcut Key: Just above the Recently Used Characters, the dialog displays a shortcut key for the selected character. For information on using this shortcut key, refer to Seagull Symbol Fonts.
Recently Used Characters: Displays a list of previously-selected characters.
Size: Determines the size of the symbols as they appear in the Insert Symbols or Special Characters dialog. Changing the size of the symbols in the dialog does not change the size of the symbols inserted into your template.
Control Characters Tab
The Control Characters tab is available on the dialog when the dialog is opened from the Data Sources property page.
A control character is a non-typable character that performs a function.
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You can also find control characters on the Delimiter Value dialog when creating and modifying Printer Code Templates. |
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Character Name |
Displays As |
ASCII Value |
Hexadecimal Value |
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Null Character |
<NUL> |
00 |
00 |
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Start of Heading |
<SOH> |
01 |
01 |
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Start of Text |
<STX> |
02 |
02 |
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End of Text |
<ETX> |
03 |
03 |
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End of Transmission |
<EOT> |
04 |
04 |
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Enquiry |
<ENQ> |
05 |
05 |
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Acknowledge |
<ACK> |
06 |
06 |
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Bell |
<BEL> |
07 |
07 |
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Backspace |
<BS> |
08 |
08 |
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Horizontal Tab |
<HT> |
09 |
09 |
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Line Feed |
<LF> |
10 |
0A |
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Vertical Tab |
<VT> |
11 |
0B |
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Form Feed |
<FF> |
12 |
0C |
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Carriage Return |
<CR> |
13 |
0D |
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Shift Out |
<SO> |
14 |
0E |
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Shift In |
<SI> |
15 |
0F |
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Data Link Escape |
<DLE> |
16 |
10 |
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Device Control 1 (XON) |
<DC1> |
17 |
11 |
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Device Control 2 |
<DC2> |
18 |
12 |
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Device Control 3 (XOFF) |
<DC3> |
19 |
13 |
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Device Control 4 |
<DC4> |
20 |
14 |
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Negative Acknowledgement |
<NAK> |
21 |
15 |
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Synchronous Idle |
<SYN> |
22 |
16 |
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End Transmission Block |
<ETB> |
23 |
17 |
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Cancel |
<CAN> |
24 |
18 |
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End of Medium |
<EM> |
25 |
19 |
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Substitute |
<SUB> |
26 |
1A |
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Escape |
<ESC> |
27 |
1B |
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Field Separator |
<FS> |
28 |
1C |
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Group Separator |
<GS> |
29 |
1D |
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Record Separator |
<RS> |
30 |
1E |
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Unit Separator |
<US> |
31 |
1F |
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Delete |
<DEL> |
127 |
7F |
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