Character Picker Dialog Box

Use the Character Picker dialog box to insert international characters into MARC records or to translate search results, labels, or categories in the Polaris PowerPAC.

• List installed international characters - Select the MARC character set in the Graphic set box.
• View the character code and Unicode value - Select the character to see the unicode value and shortcut key boxes. You can use either the unicode value or the shortcut key combinations to insert an international character in the MARC record.
• Increase or decrease the size of the characters - Select the large letter A in the upper right corner of the dialog box.

To insert a character from the dialog box, put the cursor in the area where you want to insert the character, select the character in the Character Picker dialog box, and click Insert. The character or diacritical markAny of various marks, such as a macron or cedilla, added to a letter or symbol to indicate its pronunciation or to distinguish it in some way. is inserted in the MARC record if you are working in an authority or bibliographic record. The character or diacritical mark is inserted in the customized PAC label, search results, message, or category if you are translating text in the PAC.

If you are in a MARC record, the character is inserted into the authority or bibliographic record. See Choose characters/diacritics from a chart .

If you are editing PAC messages or labels in Polaris PowerPAC, you can insert a diacritic character. Choose the character in the chart, and click Insert. See Edit PowerPAC messages and labels   

If you are translating a target or category in the Polaris Children’s PAC, the character is inserted in the target or category. See Translate a category or target.