Hidden Tool In XP

Using the hidden Private Character Editor (PCE) tool, you can create up to 6,400 unique characters (such as special letters and logos) for use in your font library. PCE contains basic tools for creating and editing characters, along with more advanced options.

Its Documentation is available at Windows XP Product Documentation.

You can choose to link your private characters to all the fonts in your font library (so that any font you’ve selected can display your private characters), or you can choose to link your private characters only to specific fonts (so that only the specified font can display your private characters).

Using the Select Code dialog box, you can view your entire set of private characters. The Select Code dialog box displays miniature views of all your private characters with their corresponding hexadecimal values.

If you want to create a new private character using an existing character as your model, you can copy the existing character to the Edit grid and then modify it to suit your needs, or you can display the existing character in a Reference window alongside your Edit grid for use as a visual reference. You can use any character from any font that is installed on your computer.

By default, PCE creates characters using the Unicode character set. In addition, if you have installed one of the Asian input languages (such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean), you can also use PCE with the Windows character set.

To open Private Character Editor, click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type eudcedit.

It is tough to understand why Microsoft chooses to leave this tool hidden. Providing a shortcut in start menu like paint would have been a better option.

and other post hidden tools
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Tags: basic_tools, dialog box, font_library, hexadecimal_values, private_character_editor, product_documentation, visual_reference, Windows, windows xp

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