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_________ CHARACTER GENERATOR
W ith th is p r in te r y o u c a n c re a te n ew c h a r a c te r s a n d sy m b o ls, d o w n lo a d
I ht'ii d o t d a ta , a n d h a v e th e m p r in te d in p la c e o f se le c te d c h a r a c te r s in th e
n'H,uliir c h a r a c te r set. C h a ra c te r s t h a t c a n be g e n e ra te d in th is w ay ra n g e
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m u sim p le b u t u seful sy m b o ls like th e c h e c k m a rk th r o u g h c o m p le x C h in e se
"i I ii pit nese c h a ra c te rs .
I lie p ro ce ss o f d e sig n in g n ew c h a r a c te r s w ith p a p e r a n d p en c il is
H iincw hat tim e -c o n su m in g . T h e p r o g ra m liste d in th is a p p e n d ix e n a b le s y o u
In d o e v e ry th in g o n th e c o m p u te r screen . I t a lso e n a b le s y o u to m a in ta in
di ik liles o f c h a r a c te r d a t a fo r d o w n lo a d in g w h en re q u ire d .
I he c r e a tio n o f a c a r -s h a p e d sy m b o l a s a d r a f t c h a r a c te r ( & ) a n d
iii'iii le tte r-q u a lity c h a r a c te r ( f t ) is e x p la in e d below .
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