Best way to enter additional unicode characters e.g. Ellipsis, EmDash and EnDash?

[davidgaryesp]

What is the best way to enter frequently-used Unicode characters? For example Ellipsis, EmDash and EnDash characters? Also, currency symbols.
Currently, in W7, I copy/paste them from a (pre-prepared) Notepad file, into SE's Text Box.
Is there a better way than this? I am unable to remember keyboard Unicode numbers let alone type them in quickly!

Unfortunately the list of available Unicode characters from SE's menu do not include the ones mentioned (or is there a way to add further characters to that list?)

BTW: I choose to use plain-dashes for hyphenated words, Emdash (—) for breaks/tangents in speech, EnDash (–) for different speakers in conversation. And ellipses for… well…

[GrampaWildWilly]

Well . . .

There is a free third-party application called Ditto. It is a clipboard enhancer. I used to use it on Windows 7 & I continue to use it now on Windows 11. It could greatly improve your work flow. He's got a repository here on GitHub:

https://github.com/sabrogden/Ditto

I'm thinking Ditto would be about the equivalent amount of keyboarding as defining your favorite special characters as SE shortcuts. Your suggestion of creating a customizable short list of favorite characters within SE certainly has merit. But I think in your shoes I would use Ditto instead. Something to think about.

[davidgaryesp]

Thanks Grampa',
I'll give that a try

[niksedk]

I also used Ditto/Clipx earlier, but now I just use "Win+v"

[niksedk]

You can edit the Unicode symbols in Settings.xml.;

And we now have a new custom shortcut in latest beta:

Use of new shortcut:

Latest beta link;
https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit/releases/download/4.0.11/SubtitleEditBeta.zip
(portable version, unpack to something like "C:\Tools\SE")

[davidgaryesp]

nik',
Yes that works for me.
In my case, using the non-portable variant of SE, I found the relevant Settings.XML file at:
C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Subtitle Edit
Thanks!!!

[davidgaryesp]

...and the Textbox shortcut setting in the (extremely-new) Beta version is much appreciated.
(Tested that and it works for me also)

[niksedk]

Thx for verifying :)