Entering Unicode

[grahamrhind]

I am assured that by typing a Unicode number, followed by Alt, followed by X (whether at the same time or not, or whether in upper case or not I cannot say, but I've tried the lot!), I can enter a Unicode glyph via the keyboard in both XP and Vista. I have tried this in numerous programs and on numerous systems, and it just does not do anything. I am using the keypad and unicode-enabled software.

Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong, or if I've missed a switch somewhere?

Thanks in advance.

 

[IllogicallyLogical]

Depending on what type of Unicode based character you are trying to input, there are various ways to go about entering the character in Windows. Try holding in the <Alt> key while inputting the Unicode decimal or hexadecimal value on the Numpad.

Here is a definition, referenced from

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964658.aspx,

that explains what Unicode character is produced using the specific Alt+Numpad method.

Alt+Numpad: A method of entering characters by typing in the character’s decimal code with the Numeric Pad keys (Num Lock turned on). In Windows:

Alt+<xxx>, where xxx is the decimal value of a code point, generates an OEM-encoded character.
Alt+<0xxx>, where xxx is the decimal value of a code point, generates a Windows-encoded character.
Alt+<+>+<xxxx>, where xxxx is the hexadecimal Unicode code point, generates a Unicode-encoded (UTF-16) character.

The following link provides useful information on this topic as well.

- How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows

http://www.fileformat.info/tip/microsoft/enter_unicode.htm

Joey
CCNA, MCSA 2003, MCP, A+, Network+, Wireless#

 

[grahamrhind]

Thanks Joey. I actually got one of these to work in Wordpad, but nowhere else. I'm a bit mystified as to why it has to be so difficult, whereas ANSI Alt+number works everywhere in all programs.