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How do I insert a special character?
The simplest method for inserting special characters is to select them from the special character dialog:
From the pull down menus, select Insert-Special Character
In the dialog that appears, all the available characters in the current font will be displayed
Select a character by clicking on it. If you do not see the desired character, it may not be available in the current font. Try changing fonts if it is not.
After selecting one or more characters, click on [OK] to insert the characters at the location of the text cursor.
On certain platforms, OpenOffice.org does not have certain characters available in any font, including emdash and curly double quote characters.
Characters used in mathematical formulas may be inserted using this method:
From the pull down menus, select Insert-Object-Formula
In the "Command" window, hold down your right mouse button to access the context menu. The available formula operators can be found within this menu.
The "Command" window does not have a close button - so just click outside the formula box (anywhere else in the document) to perform the close.
Formulas are graphical objects and characters inserted using this method may not convert well to other applications. OpenOffice.org also supports entry of certain characters (accented characters, ligatures, monetary symbols, etc.) via compose (keyboard) sequences.
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