Entering Foreign Language Characters & Symbols
Non-roman scripts, fonts and special characters
EndNote allows you to use any font that can be installed in Word. This means it is possible to enter:
- Non-roman scripts, including Asian language scripts
- Letters with diacritic marks
- Greek letters, mathematical symbols, typographical symbols
To change the display font in EndNote, select Edit > Preferences > Display Fonts.
Entering Diacritic Marks and Special Characters in Windows
You can enter diacritics and special characters in these ways:
- Type the character on the keyboard, if the character is part of the language supported by the keyboard
- Copy the character from another source and paste into the reference
- Use the Character Map supplied with Windows to select the character
- Type the ANSI or ASCII code for the character on the numeric keypad of your keyboard while holding down the ALT key. If you use a laptop, this option may not be available to you
- For frequently used words with diacritical marks, use the EndNote term lists to store them (See the Tools menu for Term Lists)
Language Options Available on InfoCommons Computers
A number of language options are available on ANU Information Commons computers.
Using language options on Windows:
- Click on the blue symbol in the toolbar in the bottom right corner of the screen. The languages available are displayed
- Select one
- If you need an on-screen keyboard, select START> Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > On Screen Keyboard
Using language options on Macs:
- Click on the language symbol in the top right corner of the screen (usually showing a flag)
- Select the language input required, e.g. for Chinese characters select ITABC for Pinyin input
- If you need an on-screen keyboard, scroll to the end of the language list and select View on-screen keyboard
For more information on language input methods and fonts, see the information sheet on Multilingual Computing: http://sts-dev.anu.edu.au:8880/infocommons-web/pages/Multilingual