Enter Foreign Characters in the Notes Section of Family Tree Maker

The process of entering extended characters (such as ø, ú, ö, ñ, etc.) requires some instruction. Since standard American keyboards have no direct means of accessing these extended characters, you will need to use a special keyboard sequence called an Alt code to use these characters.You can enter non-ASCII characters in text fields in Family Tree Maker by using the appropriate Alt code combination. For a more in-depth explanation of Alt Codes please click here.


Steps to follow to enter Non-ASCII characters in the notes section of Family Tree Maker

1. Go to the People Workstation.
2. Then the person tab for the individual you wish to enter a note.
3. In the notes editor at the bottom you can bring up the special characters dialog with this button: Ω
   

   Note: The Symbol dialog box will popup and represents foreign characters and Diacritic symbols not available in American keyboards. If you wish to see more character choices read the ‘Additional methods for entering Non-ASCII characters into notes’ section below.

   
   
    
4. Click on the non-ASCII character you wish to use and press Insert

   Note: If you have any questions click on Help in the Symbol window. The help file of Family Tree Maker will appear. If the system tries to open a CD or Windows help file, ignore or cancel it.

Additional methods for entering Non-ASCII characters into notes

If the character that you are looking for is not listed using the previous steps, please follow the link below for instructions on adding additional characters.

How do I add foreign characters to my tree?