Using the in-built utilities Charmap and Eudcedit, Windows allows you to insert Unicode and special characters in Notepad and your other documents. But the process is not easy and takes a bit of time.

Earlier today I needed to use the word cliché in a blog post. (Well, two posts, if you count this one.) Just one problem: my keyboard doesn’t have an “accented-e” key. How could I insert that special ...

Microsoft Excel and Windows 8 provide a chart of symbols available in a variety of fonts to help you insert characters and make your worksheet data more meaningful. For example, these charts include ...

If you insert the same symbol or special character often, you should use a custom shortcut to bypass the ribbon route and save yourself time. A few tips ago, I showed you how to use Word’s no-width ...

Although it may not be entirely obvious, Microsoft Word offers quite an extensive library of symbols (such as copyright signs and fractions) and special characters (such as the em dash and the ...

Microsoft Word’s Replace feature is under-used because the more complex the requirement, the more complex the solution. If you’re inserting characters into the middle of a string, there is a solution.