DINGBATS & CHARACTER MAPS – What are they? How to get one and use it! 1/7/2019 WHAT IS A CHARACTER MAP? The Character Map is a Microsoft Windows utility that allows you to see all available characters in each of the fonts installed on the computer. Pictured is an example of what the Character Map or charmap looks like. HOW TO LOCATE A CHARACTER MAP WINDOWS – Type Character Map in the Search Bar, then select the Character Map, Desktop app. MAC - To open the Character Map utility: 1. Click on the Start (Windows Icon) menu in the lower left, then select All Programs. ... 2. Select Programs » Accessories » System Tools » Character Map. ... When the Character Map pops up it will display the last font that was used. Use the down arrow next to the Font to change the font and see the character map for the different fonts. To identify which symbol is attached to a letter click and hover over the square in the grid. In my example you would need to type a Capital Letter S to use this image. WHAT FONT SHOULD YOU USE IN CHARACTER MAP? Wingdings is a font found on most computers that displays symbols for a character instead of a letter. CHOOSE AN IMAGE TO ADD TO YOUR SCRAPBOOK PAGE 1. Using your right and left arrow keys to scroll through the choices in the squares on the Character Map. 2. When you find an symbol you want to add to your scrapbook page, simply double click on it’s preview and it be added to ‘Characters to Copy’ box at the bottom of the Map. 3. Click on the Copy button to copy the character/image to your clipboard. The ‘Clipboard’ is a hidden thing. You will not ‘see’ anything happen when you click copy. APPLY THE IMAGE 1. In Photoshop Elements get the Type Tool. Select the font that matches the one in your Character Map. 2. Set size and color. 3. Click on your image to set a place for the type. 4. Press Control V (PC) or Command V (Mac) to paste the character from your Clipboard to your image. 5. OR Simply type the letter you identified as being associated with your symbol. 6. You can now resize, rotate, etc. the image to your liking. .