To Add Special Characters to Text or Prompted Entries

Use the Microsoft Windows Character Map to do this.

Add a special character, such as a diameter symbol, to text or prompted entries.

  1. On the taskbar, click Start Programs Accessories System Tools Character Map.

    The Microsoft Windows Character Map dialog box displays.

  2. Double-click the appropriate symbol.
  3. Click Copy, and then paste the value cell in the edit field.
Note: Symbols added in the Format Text dialog box from the Insert symbol menu, use the AIGDT ( Autodesk Inventor Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) font. You can change the font of symbol by copying symbols from the Microsoft Windows Character Map dialog box.