Video: Add Special Characters and Symbols to Text Notes

Use the Symbols menu, the Windows® Character Map®, or keystroke strings to add special characters to text notes.

This video demonstrates the following:

1. Add special characters to a text note using the Symbols menu.
2. Add special characters to a text note using the Windows Character Map.
3. Use keystroke strings to insert common characters into a text note.

Note: This video was recorded using Revit 2016. When using a newer software release, you may notice differences in functionality and user interface.

Transcript

When documenting models in Revit, you can add text notes to a drawing. In some cases, the special characters you want to use may not be readily available. You can place these characters in several ways. ​

While editing the text note, place the cursor where you want to insert the special character, and right-click. On the context menu, select Symbols. ​Select from the list of commonly used symbols to insert at the cursor location. ​

If the required character or symbol needed is not on the list, click Other to open the Windows Character Map. ​ Select the font used in your text note. Within a text note, you can't use different fonts for text and symbols. They must match. ​ Navigate to the desired character and click it. ​

Some common symbols and characters have keystroke strings which can be used for insertion at the cursor location. ​ Click Select. ​ Click Copy. ​

Any characters in the Characters to copy field are now on your clipboard. In the text note box, right-click and select Paste to enter the special characters. ​

Enhance annotations by adding symbols and special characters to text notes in the drawing area without interrupting your workflow.