您可能知道可以使用安装在Windows 计算机或设备(Windows computer or device)上的字体中的特殊符号和字符。Character Map是查找和选择这些的最佳工具。但是如何在Windows(Windows)中制作自己的特殊字符而不是使用其他人创建的符号呢？是的，你可以这样做。在本指南中，我们将向您展示如何使用Private Character Editor创建和保存您的独特符号。只要您打算将它们仅用于您自己的用途，就可以在您需要时将它们插入任何文档中。如果您想知道它是如何工作的，请阅读本教程：
注意：(NOTE: )仅当您是管理员时才能运行私有字符编辑器。(Private Character Editor)
步骤 1(Step 1)。启动私人角色编辑器(Private Character Editor)
如果您使用的是 Windows 10，那么您打开私人字符编辑器(Private Character Editor)的最简单方法是使用Cortana的搜索功能(search feature)。在任务栏中的搜索框中(search box)输入“私人”(private")一词，然后单击或点击私人字符编辑器(Private Character Editor)快捷方式。
在Windows 7中，您可以在开始菜单(Start Menu )搜索框中输入单词“private”，然后单击Private Character Editor。
或者，在Windows 7中，您还可以在“开始”菜单(Start Menu)中找到Private Character Editor的快捷方式。如果您喜欢这种方法，请打开开始菜单(Start Menu)，转到All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools，然后单击Private Character Editor快捷方式。
在 Windows 8.1 中，“开始(Start)”屏幕的“所有应用程序(All Apps)”列表中没有Private Character Editor快捷方式。但是，您可以使用搜索来找到它。在“开始(Start)”屏幕上，键入“私人”("private")一词，然后单击或点击“私人字符编辑器”(Private Character Editor)搜索结果。
在所有现代Windows版本（Windows 10、Windows 7 和Windows 8.1）中，您还可以使用File/Windows Explorer启动Private Character Editor。首先打开安装操作系统(operating system)的分区（在大多数情况下是“C:”驱动器）。然后，导航到“C:WindowsSystem32”并查找名为eudcedit.exe的文件。双击或双击它，私人字符编辑器(Private Character Editor)将打开。
请注意，如果您愿意，您甚至可以在桌面或任务栏(desktop or taskbar)（在所有Windows版本中）上为eudcedit.exe文件创建快捷方式。您还可以将eudcedit.exe文件固定到 Windows 10 的“开始”(Windows 10)菜单(Start Menu)或Windows 8.1的“(Windows 8.1)开始”屏幕(Start screen)，甚至可以将其固定到任务栏以加快访问速度。
最后，另一种打开适用于所有Windows版本的Private Character Editor的方法是打开(Private Character Editor )运行窗口(Run window)，输入命令eudcedit，然后按Enter或OK。
无论您拥有何种操作系统(operating system)以及用于启动Private Character Editor的方法如何，一旦打开，您应该会看到一个类似于下面屏幕截图中的窗口。
Private Character Editor在所有(Private Character Editor)Windows版本中的外观和工作方式都相同，因此为简单起见，从现在开始，我们将仅使用在Windows 10中拍摄的屏幕截图。
步骤 2(Step 2)。选择新角色的代码
您被要求的第一件事是选择一个十六进制代码，该代码将分配给您将要创建的新符号。您必须这样做，因为字体中的每个字符都有一个用于唯一标识它的十六进制代码。
因此，您要创建的新角色也必须由代码标识。如果您选择第一个框，则代码将为E000，如果您从第二列和第一行中选择框，则代码将为E001，依此类推。为新角色选择什么代码取决于您。
当您第一次打开私人角色编辑器(Private Character Editor)时，整个网格都是空的。但是，创建角色后，您会在相应的框中看到它。例如，我们之前创建了 2 个符号：一个带有代码E040，另一个带有E041。现在每个框都显示了相关的字符。
一旦您选择了十六进制代码，您就可以自由地创建自己的角色。
步骤 3(Step 3)。使用可用工具绘制新角色
您的画布是一个 50x50 的网格，您可以在其中绘制任何您喜欢的东西，就像在Paint中一样。私人角色编辑器(Private Character Editor)为您提供了十种不同的工具，可用于创建角色。这些工具都可以在窗口的左侧找到，或者打开Tools -> Item菜单。
默认工具是铅笔(Pencil)。使用它，您一次只能在一个方格上绘图。
如果要绘制 2 x 2 正方形，请使用名为Brush的第二个工具。
对于线条，就像在Paint中一样，使用直线(Straight Line )工具。按住鼠标左键(left mouse button)到您希望线条开始的点，然后在线条的末端释放它。如果您有触摸屏，您只需在画布上拖动手指即可。
要绘制任何类型和大小(type and size)的矩形，请使用空心矩形(Hollow Rectangle)或实心矩形(Filled Rectangle)工具。显然，Hollow Rectangle绘制空矩形，而Filled Rectangle绘制填充矩形。
空心椭圆(Hollow Ellipse )和实心椭圆(Filled Ellipse)是您想要绘制圆形或任何其他圆形图形时需要的工具。
您可以在工具列表的末尾找到橡皮擦(Eraser )工具，它只是从绘图中删除 2 x 2 块，没有任何问题。
步骤 4. 编辑你的新角色
有时您可能还需要编辑角色。例如，您可能希望将所选内容从一个位置移动到另一个位置，或者您可能希望删除角色中看起来与您不希望的整个部分。为此，请使用以下工具：
窗口左侧的矩形选择工具允许您选择矩形区域。(Rectangular Selection )单击或点击(Click or tap)所选区域的中间以移动它或拖动其角和边以更改其形状。
自由形式选择(Free Form Selection )的工作方式与矩形选择(Rectangular Selection)工具类似，但您可以选择要选择的任何形状。
如您所料，您还可以从角色中剪切、复制、粘贴或删除任何选择。为此，请打开窗口顶部的“编辑”菜单并选择您要使用的选项。(Edit)
步骤 5(Step 5)。将字符与一种或多种字体链接
私人字符编辑器(Private Character Editor)允许您将您的字符链接到所有字体或特定字体。通过这样做，字符被添加到选定的字体中。为此，请打开文件(File)菜单并单击或点击字体链接(Font Links)。
首先会询问您是否要保存您的角色。单击(Click)或点击是(Yes)。
如果要将字符与所有字体链接，请选择“与所有字体链接”("Link with All Fonts")选项并按OK。
如果您只想将您的角色链接到一种或多种特定字体，请在“字体链接(Font Links)”窗口中选择“与选定字体链接”。("Link with Selected Fonts,")一一选择字体，然后单击或点击“另存为”并为您的("Save as")自定义字符(custom character)选择一个名称。
选择名称后，它将显示为您选择的字体可用的字符。按确定，(OK, )您就完成了。
步骤 6. 保存你的角色
现在您已将角色链接到字体，是时候保存它了。打开“编辑(Edit)”菜单，然后单击或点击“保存字符”。( "Save Character.")或者，您也可以同时按下键盘上的Ctrl + S键。
如果您想使用不同的十六进制代码(hex code)保存它，请转到Edit -> "Save Character As."
选择新的十六进制代码作为其标识符，然后单击(identifier and click)或点击OK。
步骤 7(Step 7)。查看和使用您的自定义角色(custom character)
要查看您创建的新字符并将其复制到文档中，请打开Character Map。
但是，在您这样做之前，请确保在Character Map中搜索您的符号之前关闭Private Character Editor。否则，搜索将不起作用。在Character Map中，打开Fonts下拉列表并选择“All Fonts (Private Characters)”。
要在Character Map(Character Map)中找到您的新符号，您还可以选择与其链接的字体相关联的Private Characters 。例如，我们将下一个屏幕截图中的字符保存为Arial字体，以便我们可以在Arial (Private Characters)下找到它。
现在您可以将其复制并粘贴到任何文档中，如我们的字符映射指南(Character Map guide)中所示。
翻页了解如何使用现有角色创建自己的角色，以及如何编辑之前创建的私人角色。(Turn the page to learn how to use existing characters to create your own characters and how to also how to edit previously created private characters.)
How to create your own characters with the Private Character Editor from Windows
You probably know that you can use special symbols and chаracters from fonts installed on your Windows computer or device. Character Map is the best tool for finding and selecting those. But what about making your own special characters in Windows instead of using symbols created by others? Yes, you can do that. In this guide, we will show you how to create and save your unique symbols using Private Character Editor. They can be inserted into any document, whenever you need, as long as you intend to use them for your own use only. If you are curious to see how it works, read this tutorial:
NOTE: You can run Private Character Editor only if you are an administrator.
Step 1. Start the Private Character Editor
If you use Windows 10, the easiest way for you to open the Private Character Editor is to use Cortana's search feature. Enter the word "private" in her search box from the taskbar, and then click or tap on the Private Character Editor shortcut.
In Windows 7, you can write the word "private" in the Start Menu search box and then click on Private Character Editor.
Alternatively, in Windows 7, you can also find a shortcut for Private Character Editor in the Start Menu. If you prefer this method, open the Start Menu, go to All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools and then click on the Private Character Editor shortcut.
In Windows 8.1, there is no Private Character Editor shortcut in the All Apps list on the Start screen. However, you can use search to find it. While on the Start screen, type the word "private" and then click or tap on the Private Character Editor search result.
In all modern Windows versions - Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 - you can also use File/Windows Explorer to launch Private Character Editor. Start by opening the partition where the operating system is installed (in most cases it is the "C:" drive). Then, navigate to "C:WindowsSystem32" and look for a file named eudcedit.exe. Double-click or double-tap on it and the Private Character Editor opens.
Note that, if you want to, you can even create a shortcut for the eudcedit.exe file on your desktop or taskbar (in all Windows versions). You could also pin the eudcedit.exe file to the Start Menu in Windows 10 or to the Start screen in Windows 8.1, or even pin it to the taskbar for faster access.
Finally, another method to open Private Character Editor that works in all Windows versions is to open the Run window, enter the command eudcedit and then press Enter or OK.
Regardless of the operating system that you have and the method that you use to launch Private Character Editor, once it opens you should see a window similar to the one in the screenshot below.
The Private Character Editor looks and works the same in all versions of Windows, so to keep things simple, from now on we will only use screenshots taken in Windows 10.
Step 2. Select the code for your new character
The first thing that you are requested is to choose a hexadecimal code that will be assigned to the new symbol that you are about to create. You have to do this because each character in a font has a hexadecimal code that is used to identify it uniquely.
Therefore, the new character that you are about to create must also be identified by a code. If you choose the first box, the code will be E000, if you choose the box from the second column and the first row, the code will be E001 and so on. It is up to you what code you choose for your new character.
When you open the Private Character Editor for the first time, the whole grid is empty. However, after you create a character, you will see it in the corresponding box. For example, we have previously created 2 symbols: one with the code E040 and the other one with E041. Now each box shows the associated character.
Once you have chosen the hexadecimal code, you are free to create your own character.
Step 3. Use the available tools to draw a new character
Your canvas is a 50x50 grid in which you can draw anything you like, just like you do in Paint. Private Character Editor gives you ten different tools that you can use to create characters. The tools can all be found on the left side of the window, or by opening the Tools -> Item menu.
The default tool is the Pencil. Using it, you can only draw on one square at a time.
If you want to draw 2 x 2 squares, use the second tool, which is named Brush.
For lines, just like those in Paint, use the Straight Line tool. Hold down the left mouse button to the point where you want the line to start and release it at the line's end. If you have a touchscreen, you can simply drag your finger on the canvas.
To draw rectangles of any type and size, use the Hollow Rectangle or the Filled Rectangle tool. Obviously, the Hollow Rectangle draws empty rectangles, while the Filled Rectangle draws filled rectangles.
The Hollow Ellipse and the Filled Ellipse are the tools you need when you want to draw circles or any other rounded shape figures.
The Eraser tool, which you can find at the end of the tools list, simply removes 2 x 2 blocks from the drawing, no questions asked.
Step 4. Edit your new character
Sometimes you might also need to edit the character. For example, you might want to move a selection from one place to another, or you might want to delete entire parts of the character that do not look as you want them to. For that, use the next tools:
The Rectangular Selection tool from the left side of the window allows you to select a rectangle shaped area. Click or tap in the middle of the selected area to move it or drag its corners and sides to change its shape.
The Free Form Selection works similarly to the Rectangular Selection tool, but you can choose any shape you want to be selected.
As you would expect, you can also cut, copy, paste or delete any selection from the character. To do so, open the Edit menu at the top of the window and choose the option you want to use.
Step 5. Link the character with one or more fonts
Private Character Editor allows you to link your character to either all fonts or a specific font. By doing this, the character is added to the selected font(s). To do this, open the File menu and click or tap on Font Links.
You are first asked if you want to save your character. Click or tap on Yes.
If you want to link the character with all fonts, select the "Link with All Fonts" option and press OK.
If you want to link your character to only one or more specific fonts, choose "Link with Selected Fonts," in the Font Links window. Select the fonts one by one and then click or tap "Save as" and choose a name for your custom character.
After you have chosen the name, it will be displayed as a character available with the font(s) you have selected. Press OK, and you are done.
Step 6. Save your character
Now that you linked your character to a font, it is time to save it. Open the Edit menu and click or tap on "Save Character." Alternatively, you can also simultaneously press the Ctrl + S keys on your keyboard.
If you want to save it using a different hex code, go to Edit -> "Save Character As."
Choose the new hexadecimal code as its identifier and click or tap on OK.
Step 7. View and use your custom character
To see and then copy the new character you created into a document, open Character Map.
However, before you do that, make sure that you close Private Character Editor before searching for your symbol in Character Map. Otherwise, the search will not work. In Character Map, open the Fonts drop-down list and select "All Fonts (Private Characters)."
To find your new symbol in the Character Map, you can also select the Private Characters associated with the font to which it is linked. For example, we have saved the character from the next screenshot in the Arial font so that we will find it under Arial (Private Characters).
Now you can copy and paste it to any document, as shown in our Character Map guide.
Turn the page to learn how to use existing characters to create your own characters and how to also how to edit previously created private characters.
