Web Settings > The Characters tab > Adding and editing special characters
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Adding and editing special characters


Use the following guidelines when adding new characters:
  • New characters must be W3C-specified characters that are supported by browsers.
  • Mac OS doesn't display some characters that display on other platforms. To preview such characters, you may have to launch a browser.
  • Characters specific to Mac OS can be added, but they won't display in browsers.

    • To add a special character:

    1 In the Character tab of the Web Settings window, select an existing special character or a section where you want to add the character.

    2 Click New Character () on the toolbar.

    3 Select the new character, and edit its properties in the Web Settings Entity Inspector window:
  • Enter the HTML name of the new character in the left Name text box.
  • Enter the HTML code of the new character in the right Name text box, enclosing it in a leading ampersand and a trailing semicolon.
  • Enter a description in the Comment text box.
  • Enter the ISO mnemonic code and its equivalent byte code in the ISO Code text boxes.
  • If there is a Mac OS equivalent, select Mac, and enter the mnemonic code and its equivalent byte code. If the character exists on Mac OS, you can see it in the preview pane.
  • Select Write to write the contents of the adjoining text box into the document rather than the contents of the Name text box.

    • 4 Click the Version tab, and specify error checking preferences, as described in the section Overriding default syntax error checking.

    Note: You can also access the commands available on the Web Settings toolbar from the context menu. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) In the Character tab of Web Settings to access the context menu.

    Web Settings > The Characters tab > Adding and editing special characters