Chapter 2 - Tutorial


1. Getting started

Start Gnome Character Map :-)

2. Select characters

Choose the character you want to select. If you decided, click on that character. Now you will see the selected character appear in the top edit box.

3. Select more characters

Repeat the above step until you think you're finished.

4. Copy or cut to clipboard

Click now on the "Copy" or "Cut" button, depending on what you want to do. You can also use the menu or toolbar instead of the button.

5. Paste from clipboard

Switch to your text editor, word processor, whatever. Now press the middle mouse button (or emulate it by press both left and right mouse button). The text is now pasted!

Why doesn't the text get pasted?

If you try to paste the text from clipboard but it doesn not appear, then there are two resons why: