P: Add a Glyphs panel

Hi Kelly–Nice resource. This is not meant as an excuse for denying the need for a glyph panel, but you can build out your PDF handout into a Shapes preset collection to access those common symbol and punctuation marks.

To do so, use the Type tool to generate the font, then Type> Convert to Shape. Next go to Edit> Define Custom Shape... and add it to the current active preset collection. Last go to Edit> Presets> Preset Manager, choose the 'Custom Shapes' type and save out your desired set.

To use, select the Custom Shape tool and select the shape you want to use.

regards,
steve

Flemming, thanks for the list, it is helpful. I have the shortcuts down for all the keys I need on the Mac (but I know MANY people will love this list!). It's the Windows machines that always get me.

I have a longer list for the Mac of foreign characters & match symbols as a PDF for anyone who needs it, along with Zapf Dingbats equivalents using the link below:

"Symbols & Punctuation Cheat Sheet" & "Typography" Handout
http://onlineinstruct.com/handouts.html

In the above link, at the bottom, my "Typography" handout also has tons of Windows equivalents, but I STILL have to look them up often...

Yes, I do hope Adobe adds it soon.

This works in Photoshop on a MAC this works:

alt+g = ©
alt+r = ®
alt+v = √
alt+q= °

alt+1= ¡
alt+2= “
alt+3= §
alt+4= £
alt+5= ∞
alt+6= TM
alt+7= ¶
alt+8= [
alt+9= ]
alt+0= ≠

Still I think Adobe needs to UP the priority on this issue..... COME ON ADOBE -

PLEASE LISTEN TO US!

I was formatting some digital art prints to have done at Sam' Club [great quality great price!] But to get the (c) proper copyright symbol © (which I could do in Microsoft WORD!) I had to do it in InDesign, then save as PDF, THEN copy & paste into the text box of PS - it took it just fine! Thank God.

Why do we have to do so many loops?
My niece, Zoë, was a little offended - & as for the other commentators - touché

This is in our priority list. But it is a significant work and we are very much hearing your comments.

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"No, the code from Illustrator would do no good in Photoshop. Different UI systems, different text engines, etc."—Chris Cox

Totally understood that you can't just copy and paste code from the one app to the other.

That said, in fact Illustrator and Photoshop do use the exact *same* text engine. That's why copy paste of formatted text, including OpenType features, works between Illustrator and Photoshop (and does not work between either of those two apps and InDesign.

Every time Chris Cox uses the word "instantly" to reference a time period of 3+ years, he really illustrates the lack of communication going on here. Then, by deleting posts similar to this one for "failure to read", he manages to be simultaneously condescending and ironic.

I know this is beside the point, but nonetheless ...
The Illustrator team’s members seem to not participate in the Fora at all and at least one bug has, despite numerous reports, been maintained for a decade (or more).
So I for one prefer the Photoshop team’s performance when it comes to communicating with users.

Edit: I suspect the two teams very likely have vastly different resources at their disposal so a comparison may not be appropriate, but like I stated above »nonetheless« ...