There is nothing to stop you from starting from scratch and designing your characters from the ground up. You could go as far as creating your own font – if you were very patient – but it probably better suited to create your own special symbols, logos and characters that can then easily be used in documents. This is where you will set about the task of designing your own characters. You will then be presented with what looks like a very basic image editor. Select one of the empty boxes in the grid that’s displayed and click OK.