Typing Text

In Atlantis you can use two typing modes:

1. Insert Mode.
   
   When this mode is on, any new text you type is inserted between existing text.
   This mode is the default mode in Atlantis.
2. Overwrite Mode.
   
   When this mode is on, any new text you type replaces the current character.

Use the Ins key to toggle these modes.

Information about the current typing mode is displayed in the Status Bar.

You can quickly insert ASCII, ANSI, or Unicode symbols to your document that are not directly available through your keyboard. If you know the ASCII, ANSI, or Unicode numeric code of a symbol (either the decimal or hexadecimal code), you can insert it in the following way:

1. Activate the "Num Lock" mode of your keyboard (press the Num Lock key if the Num Lock indicator is not highlighted on your keyboard).
2. Press and hold the Alt key down.
3. Type the required decimal ASCII, ANSI, or Unicode code on the numeric pad:
   • The ASCII codes (1 through 255) must be typed as is (without leading zero). For example, to insert the Greek letter Ω whose ASCII code is 234, just press the "2", "3", and "4" keys on the numeric pad.
   • The ANSI codes (32 through 255) must be typed with a leading zero. For example, to insert the "Ellipsis" symbol (...) whose ANSI code (in the Western code page) is 133, press the "0", "1", "3", and "3" keys on the numeric pad.
   • The Unicode codes (32 through 65535) must be typed with two leading zeros. But if a Unicode code is greater than 255, leading zeros can be omitted. For example, to insert the mathematical sign for sum (∑) whose Unicode code is 8721, press the "8", "7", "2", and "1" keys on the numeric pad.
   If you want to type a hexadecimal code, press the "X" key first, then type the code itself (to insert the same mathematical sign for sum, you'd have to type "X2211").
   
   Of course, "X" and all the hexadecimal numbers using letters A to F have to be typed entirely from the main section of the keyboard. You cannot use the numeric pad in this case.
4. Release the Alt key.

Atlantis will check if the current document font includes the required symbol and insert it.

If the current font does not include that symbol, Atlantis will automatically apply any other appropriate font available on your Windows system.

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