The tool is usually useful for entering special characters.

A special version, the T28sc was released in China with support for reading and entering Chinese characters.

Alternatively the Character Viewer can be used to enter special characters.

Some people find this method of entering characters into a mobile phone to be faster than pinyin.

The Option key (⌥), for entering diacritics and other special characters.

Gucharmap can also be used to input or enter characters (by copy and paste).

Mustach'Man will enter several characters in a single show.

For example, the user might be required to wait between entering characters or press a key for a specific amount of time.

To enter multiple characters in a cell, select the cell.

A virtual keyboard is a software component that allows a user to enter characters.