Microsoft KB Archive/306254

= Visio2002: Character From Windows Character Map Pastes as Question Mark =

Article ID: 306254

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q306254



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Microsoft Windows Character Map to copy characters or symbols and paste them into Microsoft Visio 2002, the characters may appear as question marks (?).



CAUSE
Microsoft Visio 2002 can only accept some Unicode characters without converting the Unicode characters back to TrueType.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, try pasting the characters as unformatted Unicode text. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Character Map, copy the character you want to use.
 * 2) Start or switch to Visio.
 * 3) Double-click where you want to paste the special character.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 5) Click Unformatted Unicode Text. Click OK.

NOTE: Not all Unicode character codes convert to a TrueType glyph index. Characters that do not have an equivalent may appear as a box or another character.

