Eudcedit.exe

[Paul]

Doyou have a company logo or a simple graphic that you would like to use often in a Windows program, like Microsoft Word or Excel? Maybe your line of work has special characters you would like to use but cannot find inside any of the installed Windows fonts? If so, you may want to create your own with Private Character Editor.

There are some pros and cons to creating your characters. Pro: you can insert your unique character into any text line and change its size and color. Con: your special character can only be one color (font color) and is low-resolution. If you're looking for multiple colors and high resolution, you need to use a graphic instead. But if you are looking for a way to insert a single-color logo or unique character into a text line, this might be the answer.

Now starting PCE can be kind of hard the first time since there is no shortcut to the program. But once you know where it is and how to start it, you're ready to rock and roll. The program name for PCE is eudcedit.exe, and it's located in the Windows\system32 directory. The easiest way to start it up is by using the Run dialog box.

Once you have created your unique character, you will need to use the Character Map application to copy it to the clipboard, so you can paste it into your Windows program (see video below). You will first need to open the Character Map using one of the ways listed in the following article.

My custom characters don't show up in the Character Map or in the Select Code window. All that appears in the Select Code boxes are rectangles (or nothing), and there are various default shapes in the Character Map that stay the same no matter what I do. I can copy a shape from the Character Map, paste it in the Character Editor drawing window, change it there, save it, link it to all fonts, give it the same code, but then it's still the same shape that it was at that code in the Character Map. Or I can draw a whole new character, a test character (smiley face) in the Editor, save it, link it to all fonts, or some fonts, or link it first and then save it, choose a code for it, before or after or between the linking and the saving, but no matter what I've done, so far, when I close the Editor and open the Map, or open the Map with the Editor still open -- no matter how I try it -- my test character is never anywhere in the Map or the Choose Code table.. Does anybody else have this problem or know how to fix it? (In Windows 10?)

In testing different Windows 10 versions, I have found that the Private Character Editor in version 1607 does not work correctly. The only way to fix it is to upgrade to Windows 10 version 1703 (the Creators Update).

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Eudcedit.exe is a font editor built in Windows 2000 and newer versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system including Windows 10. It supports the creation of unicode characters which users and developers can then integrat into files. The abbreviation EUCD stands for End User Defined Characters.

Private characters are symbols which only work on the machine on which they're installed and correctly allocated. This may be useful if characters such as a company logo or foreign script have to be included in documents frequently, as it is more efficient than using images for that.

To use Private Character Editor, go to run and enter 'eudcedit.exe'. You can also hit the Start button, type cmd.exe, and hit the Enter-key to launch the Command Prompt interface. Type the name of the program and hit enter to start it.

You can alternatively start it from the system32 directory where it is located in. Once it is open, you have to find an empty code point (an unused Unicode character) to use. Then, it is quite self-explanatory. After the character has been saved, to insert it, use the Character Map, which is built-into the Windows operating system as well. To open the character map, click on start, enter character map and select the program from the list of options. Windows 8 users need to enter character map on the startpage to open it.

The program has been integrated into newer versions of Windows as well. Both Windows 7, Windows 8 and windows 10 come with the private character editor as well. Functionality, as far as I can tell, has not changed at all though.

You've put your PCE-created character into a font, in a particular

slot. So to type that character, you need to select that font at the

point you're going to type, open Insert Symbol and scroll down

(probably to the very end) the display of characters, and there your

character should be. Double-click it, and it goes into your text. (You

can make a keyboard shortcut for it; also, it appears in the separate

bottom line of Insert Symbol so you won't have to hunt for it the next

time you need it.)On Oct 31, 7:34 am, alchemist

wrote:

c:\windows\system32\eudcedit.exeHistorically it appears to be associated with systems using East Asian

fonts. It's possible that more people have started noticing it because

its more prominently displayed on Windows 7 menus or some such (I have a

feeling that's the reason I came across it recently).There is more info. on how Windows treats these characters in the MSD

library at: -us/library/dd317802(VS.85).aspxIn essence, the PCE creates small files containing "separate" private

character files in e.g.C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\EUDC\These files are .tte files and .euf files. I don't know what the .euf

file is but the .tte is essentially a .ttf file /of some kind/. The PCE

also creates the registry entries that specify whether the characters

are "linked" to particular fonts or all fonts.Then in Character map, if you link to a specific font such as Arial, you see

Arial (on my copy of Vista this is an OT font)

Arial (Private Characters) (appears as a TT font)If you link the character to "all fonts", Character Map lists a new font

called "All Fonts (Private Characters)"However, these fonts do not seem to appear everywhere where fonts are

listed - e.g., they do not appear in the font list in the Insert->Symbol

facility. Presumably that dialog box either does not look up the

necessary registry entries and use them, or does not use whatever APIs

make the whole thing transparent.

Peter Jamieson

Did you know that Windows has a built-in font and character creator? Known by the name of Private Character Editor, it is a lesser known Windows built-in tool that allows you to create and edit your own characters to use them on your PC.

Private Character Editor is a rather hidden tool saved in "C:\Windows\System 32\eudcedit.exe" and you will have to find it among hundreds of other files. So, the easiest way to open Private Character Editor that works in all versions of Windows is through the Run dialog.

As soon as PCE opens up, you will be asked to select a code. This is basically a registration process of your new character. You need to assign a code to the character to be able to use it and search for it when needed.

Now you should see a grid style drawing board with 6464 blocks to fill in and create your character. There are also basic tools to help you with creating your character. The tools include pen, brush, straight line, hollow rectangle, filled rectangle, hollow ellipse, filled ellipse, rectangular selection, freeform selection, and eraser.

You can only create the character with black color, and whichever tool you use for drawing they will simply fill a block with black color. You can select your desired tool and use the left mouse click to start drawing. The cool thing about grid style layout is that you can easily un-fill filled blocks just by right-clicking on them.

A new window will open up where all the characters that are currently installed on your PC will show up. Just browse through them and click on the one that you would like to edit. After selecting, click on OK below to insert the character in the editor.

Once you have created your character, you can save it alongside other characters to insert in any of the documents. To save your character, click on the File menu and select Font Links from it.

You will see all your created characters now. Click on any of the characters to see a preview of it. You can double-click on a character to select it in the "Character to copy" field below. Afterward, click on the Copy button next to it to copy the character to your clipboard.

You can now paste this character anywhere in your PC by pressing Ctrl + V. The allowed fields include (but not limited to), folder names, file names, explorer search bar, and any type of documents.

Private Character Editor might be a very limited tool for creating custom characters and fonts, but it is definitely one of the easiest tools to use. You can create thousands of custom characters if you want and use them without any limitations.

I am working on making my own decals, and I was was wondering if there was a previous thread with a list of microsoft word fonts or full list that closly resemble railroad fonts (Roman, Gothic, Nickel Plate Rd. style font, etc). Thanks for any help in advance.

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