Using the Character objects
Not only is it difficult to remember the various name or number codes for the specific character entities; it??™s
also time-consuming to enter the code by hand. The Dreamweaver engineers recognized this problem and
created a series of Character objects, which are found under the Characters menu of the Insert bar??™s Text
category or the Insert ??? HTML ??? Special Characters submenu.
Ease of use is the guiding principle for the new Character objects. Eleven of the most commonly used symbols,
such as ?© and ?®, are instantly available as separate objects. Inserting the single Character objects is a
straightforward point-and-click affair. Either drag the desired symbol to a place in the Document window or
position your cursor and select the object. The individual Character objects are described in Table 6-5.
TABLE 6-5
Character Objects
Icon Name HTML Code Inserted
Line Break
NonBreaking Space
Left Quote “
Right Quote ”
Em-Dash —
Pound £
Euro €
Yen ¥
Copyright ©
Registered ®
Trademark ™
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You may notice that the Character objects insert a mix of named and number character entities.
Not all browsers recognize the easier-to-identify named entities, so for the widest compatibility,
Dreamweaver uses the number codes for a few objects.
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