1. Do one of the following:
   • In Windows Vista, click the Start button , point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map.
   • In Microsoft Windows XP, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map.

    Note   If Character Map is not available, see Windows Help for information about how to install a Windows component.

2. In the Font list, click the font that you want to use.
3. Click the special character that you want. If you don't see the character that you want, try clicking another font in the Font list.
4. Click Select, and then click Copy.
5. Switch to your document, and then place the cursor where you want to paste the character.
6. Click Paste.
7. If the character looks different from the one you selected, select the character and apply the same font that you selected in Character Map.

 Notes 

If you know the Unicode equivalent of the character that you want to insert, you can insert a special character directly into a document without using Character Map. To do so, open the document and position the cursor where you want the special character to appear. Then, with NUM LOCK on, hold down ALT while you press the keys on the numeric keypad to type the Unicode character value.

If you want to type more than a few characters, you can install and switch to the English (United States) - United States-International keyboard layout. For more information, see the article Use a keyboard layout for a specific language.