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Using Unicode to add special characters to documents
You can create or read documents that contain special characters that aren't found on your default keyboard, such as an ae dipthong (æ), a pound sign (£), or a plus/minus sign (±). To see these characters in your document, you may need additional Unicode-based fonts installed on your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. IBM® Lotus® Notes® comes with five different Monotype WorldType™ fonts to install directly from the CD-ROM.

Macintosh users: You can use Unicode, but only using characters from your native character set. English Macintosh systems do not support the use of Unicode.

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To install Unicode fonts on your system

1. Insert the Lotus Notes CD-ROM.

2. Click Start > Programs > Windows Explorer.

3. Open the CD-ROM directory, and then open the Client folder.

4. In the Client folder, open the Apps\Fonts folder.

5. Double-click Fonts.exe.

6. Specify a temporary directory to save any of the following Monotype WorldType fonts (for example, C:/Windows/Temp), and then click Unzip:

7. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.

8. Open the Fonts folder.

9. Click File > Install New Font.

10. Specify the drive and directory where you saved the above fonts, choose any one of the fonts to install, and then click OK.

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To set up Lotus Notes to use Unicode fonts

If Unicode is not enabled, Lotus Notes attempts to display text using the native character set of your machine. Unicode is set to display by default.

1. Click File > Preferences > User Preferences.


2. Click Default Fonts under Display.

3. Click a Monotype WorldType font for the default fonts.

4. Click OK, and then restart Lotus Notes.

To disable using Unicode, de-select Enable unicode display under Additional options in the basic preferences.

Note If you are having trouble seeing special characters in certain documents, see Why can't I see special characters in some documents when I have installed and enabled Unicode fonts?

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To add special characters to a document

You can use a compose sequence or an extended compose sequence to add a special character to a document, both of which are strings of keystrokes that produce the special character. A compose sequence string usually uses two characters and an extended compose sequence string uses multiple characters. There are also keyboard shortcuts for the Macintosh that you can use to create some special characters.

1. Put the document in edit mode.

2. Click where you want to enter the special character.

3. Do one of the following using the information available in the tables below:

Note If there are key sequences for a character listed in the Compose sequence for Windows and Extended compose sequence for Windows and Macintosh columns, you can use either sequence to add the character.

View special character table by name of character or by extended compose sequence.

Special characters listed alphabetically by name of character
CharacterName of characterCompose sequence for WindowsKeyboard shortcut for the MacintoshExtended compose sequence for Windows and Macintosh
ÁA acuteA+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then SHIFT+A0-181
áa acutea+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then A0-160
ÅA angstromA+Asterisk (*)Option+Shift+A0-143
åa angstroma+Asterisk (*)Option+A0-134
ÂA circumflexA+Caret (^)Optioin+Shift+M0-182
âa circumflexa+Caret(^)Option+I, then A0-131
ÀA graveA+Accent Grave(`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+A0-183
àa gravea+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then A0-133
ÃA tildeA+Tilde (~)Option+N, then Shift+A0-199
ãa tildea+Tilde (~)Option+N, then A0-198
ÄA umlautA+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+A0-142
äa umlauta+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then A0-132
´AcuteOption+Shift+E0-239
ÆAE dipthongA+EOption+Shift+Apostrophe (')0-146
æae dipthonga+eOption+Apostrophe (')0-145
Box drawings double down and horizontalBox drawings double down and horizontal0-203
Box drawings double down and leftBox drawings double down and left0-187
Box drawings double down and rightBox drawings double down and right0-201
Box drawings double horizontalBox drawings double horizontal0-205
Box drawings double up and leftBox drawings double up and left0-188
Box drawings double up and rightBox drawings double up and right0-200
Box drawings double verticalBox drawings double vertical0-186
Box drawings double vertical and horizontalBox drawings double vertical and horizontal0-206
Box drawings double vertical and left0-185
Box drawings double vertical and rightBox drawings double vertical and right0-204
Box drawings double up and horizontalBox drawings double up and horizontal0-202
Box drawings light down and horizontalBox drawings light down and horizontal0-194
Box drawings light down and leftBox drawings light down and left0-191
Box drawings light down and rightBox drawings light down and right0-218
Box drawings light up and horizontalBox drawings light up and horizontal0-193
Box drawings light up and leftBox drawings light up and left0-217
Box drawings light up and rightBox drawings light up and right0-192
Box drawings light verticalBox drawings light vertical0-179
Box drawings light vertical and horizontalBox drawings light vertical and horizontal0-197
Box drawings light vertical and leftBox drawings light vertical and left0-180
Box drawings light vertical and rightBox drawings light vertical and right0-195
ÇC cedillaC+Comma (,)Option+Shift+C0-128
çc cedillac+Comma (,)Option+C0-135
¸CedillaComma (,)+Comma (,)Option+Shift+Z0-247
¢centc+Pipe (|), or c+Forward Slash (/), or C+Pipe(|), or C+Forward Slash (/)Option+40-189
Center blockCenter block 0-254
·Center dotCaret (^)+Period (.)Option+Shift+90-250
©CopyrightC+O, or c+o, or C+0, or c+0Option+G0-184
Dark shade blockDark shade block0-178
°DegreeCaret (^)+0Option+Shift+80-248
÷DivisionColon(:)+Hyphen(-)Option+Forward Slash (/)0-246
Dotless i lowerDotless iOption+Shift+B0-213
Double underscoreDouble underscore 0-242
ÉE acuteE+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then Shift+E0-144
ée acutee+Apostrophe(')Option+E, then E0-130
ÊE circumflexE+Caret(^)Option+I, then Shift+E0-210
êe circumflexe+Caret (^)Option+I, then E0-136
ÈE graveE+Accent Grave(`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+E0-212
èe gravee+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then E0-138
ËE umlautE+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+E0-211
ëe umlaute+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then E0-137
em dashem dash0-196
ðEth lowerd+Hyphen (-)0-208
ÐEth UpperD+Hyphen(-)0-209
ªFeminine ord.a+Underscore (_), or A+Underscore (_)Option+90-166
Full blockFull block0-219
ßGerman sharp, lowercases+sOption+S0-225
µGreek mu, lowercaseForward Slash (/)+uOption+M0-230
½Half1+20-171
­HyphenHyphen (-)+Equal sign (=)0-240
ÍI acuteI+Apostrophe (')Option+Shift+S0-214
íi acutei+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then I0-161
ÎI circumflexI+Caret (^)ON+Shift+D0-215
îi circumflexi+Caret (^)Options+I, then I0-140
ÌI graveI+accentuate (`)Option+Accent Grave( ), then Shift+G0-222
ìi gravei+Accent Grave(`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then I0-141
ÏI umlautOption+Shift+F0-216
ïi umlauti+ (")IQuotation markOption +U, then I0-139
þIcelandic Thorn, lowercasep+Hyphen (-)0-231
ÞIcelandic Thorn, uppercaseP+ Hyphen (-)0-232
¤Intl. Curr. X+O, or x+o, or X+0, or x+0Options+Shift+20-207
¡Inverted exclamationExclamation point

Point(!)+Exclamation (!)

Option +10-173
¿Inverted question markQuestion Mark Option+Shift+question mark 0-168
Latin small letter F with hookLatin small letter F with hookOption+F0-159
«Left angle quotesLess than sign (<)+less than sign (<)Options+Backslash(\)0-174
Light shade blockLight shade block0-176
Lower half blockLower half block0-220
ºMasculine ord.O+Underscore (_), or o+Underscore (_)Option+00-167
Medium shade blockMedium shade block0-177
×Multiply signx+x, or X+X0-158
ÑN tildeN+Tilde (~)Option+N, then Shift+N0-165
ñn tilden+O+Tilde (~)Option+N, then N0-164
ÓO acuteO+Tilde +Apostrophe (')Option+Shift+H0-224
óo acuteo+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then O0-162
ÔO circumflexO+Caret (^)Option+Shift+J0-226
ôo circumflexo+Caret(^)Option+I, then O0-147
ÒO graveO+AccentGrave(`)Option+Shift+L0-227
òo graveo+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then O0-149
ØO slashO+Forward Slash (/)Option+Shift+O0-157
øo slasho+Forward Slash (/)Option+O0-155
ÕO tildeO+ Tilde (~)Option+N, then Shift+O0-229
õo tildeo+Tilde (~)Option+N, then O0-228
ÖO umlautO+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+O0-153
öo umlauto+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then O0-148
¯OverlineCaret (^)+Hyphen (-)0-238
Paragraph symbolExclamation Point (!)+pOption+70-244
±Plus/MinusPlus sign (+)+Hyphen (-)Option+Shift+Equal Sign (=)0-241
£Pound signL+Equal Sign (=), or l+Equal Sign (=), or L+Hyphen (-), or l+Hyphen (-)Option+3 (in UK, Shift+3)0-156
¼Quarter1+40-172
®RegisteredR+O, or R+0, or r+0Option+R0-169
»Right angle quotesGreater Than Sign (>)+Greater Than Sign (>)Option+Shift+Backslash (\)0-175
§Section symbols+oOption+60-245
Space 0-255
¬Start of lineHyphtn (-)+Closing Bracket (])Option+L0-170
ÚU acuteU+Apostrophe (')Option+Shift+Semi-colon (;)0-233
úu acuteu+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then U0-163
ÛU circumflexU+Caret(^)Option+I, then Shift+U0-234
ûu circumflexu+Caret (^)Option+I, then U0-150
ÙU graveU+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+U0-235
ùu graveu+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then U0-151
ÜU umlautU+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+U0-154
üu Umlautu+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then U0-129
¨UmlautOption+Shift+U0-249
Upper half blockUpper half block0-223
¦Vertical line, brokenForward Slash (/)+Spacebar0-221
ÝY acuteY+Apostrophe (')0-237
ýy acutey+Apsotrophe')0-236
ÿy umlauty+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Y0-152
¥YenY+Equal Sign(=), or y+Equal sign(=), or Y+Hyphen(-), or y+Hyphen (-)Option+Y0-190
¹1 SuperscriptCaret (^)+10-251
²2 SuperscriptCaret(^)+20-253
³3 SuperscriptCaret (^)+30-252
¾3 quarters3+40-243

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