Italicize Greek Characters in Grapher

Using the Insert | Symbol command

1. In the Text Editor, click the Insert Symbol button ().
2. Change the Symbol Set to the desired font, such as Arial.
3. Scroll to the desired letter and click it. Click OK and the character is inserted.
4. Highlight the character and click the italic option. The character will be italicized.

Copying from Windows Character Map

1. Click the Windows Start button.
2. Type charmap and press ENTER.
3. The Character Map opens.
4. Set the Font to the desired font, such as Arial.
5. Scroll through the characters until the desired letter is found. Click on the letter to select it.
6. Click the Select and Copy buttons.
7. Switch to Grapher and open the Text Editor.
8. Press CTRL+V to paste the character into the Text Editor.
9. Highlight the character and click the italic option. The character will be italicized.

Inserting ALT codes

1. In the Text Editor, press and hold the ALT key.
2. On the numeric keypad, type the code for the specific letter. Please see this website for information on which number goes with which character. For instance, to get the lowercase alpha character, press ALT+224. The character appears.
3. Highlight the character and click the italic option. The character will be italicized.

Updated May 2023