Insert Symbols or Special Characters Dialog |
You can access the Insert Symbols or Special Characters dialog by using the following methods:
On the Data Source tab of the Data Sources property page, click the 
icon to open the dialog, and then select characters to insert into the Embedded Data field.
On the object toolbar, click 
, click Symbol Font Characters to open the dialog, and then select the font and symbol that you want to insert into your template or data entry form.
On the Actions page, click Insert Symbol , and then click More Symbols.
Depending on which method you use, the dialog contains one or both of the following tabs.
Symbols Tab
The Symbols tab is available when the you open the dialog by using either method.
Use the Symbols tab to insert characters and symbols from a variety of fonts into 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 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 the font family's characters that is displayed.
Character Shortcut Key: If a keyboard shortcut is available for a symbol or special character, it is displayed just above the Recently Used Characters display. Otherwise, a description of the special character is displayed in this area. For information about how to use the shortcut key, refer to Seagull Symbol Fonts.
Unicode: Displays the Unicode value for the selected character, which is a unique number that is used to encode the character in XML, HTML, and many other scripting languages. To locate a symbol by its Unicode value, enter the Unicode value into this field.
Recently Used Characters: Displays a list of the most recently used characters.
Size: Specifies 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 that are inserted into your template.
Control Characters Tab
The Control Characters tab is available when you open the dialog 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 you create and modify 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 Acknowledgment |
<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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