Note: In Microsoft Office 2011, use the dropdown menu to view all symbols or a specific type of symbol. In Microsoft Word 2011, select Insert -> Symbol -> Symbol Browser, place your cursor in correct location within the Word document, and select the desired symbol to insert it. In Microsoft Word 2008, select Insert -> Symbol, select the desired symbol, and click Insert. For example you can assign Ctrl-O or Alt-O or Ctrl-Alt-O to insert different symbols. Note: You can use multiple keystrokes modified by the Ctrl or Alt keys to create your shortcut. In the "Customize Keyboard" dialog box, press the shortcut key combination you want to use and then look below the text box to see whether it is already assigned to another function. If the character does not have a shortcut key assigned, or if you want to change the existing shortcut, just click the Shortcut Key button. Make note of it, and you can just use that shortcut in the future. In most cases Word will already have a shortcut keystroke assigned to the character you want to use. Now, look at the bottom of the dialog box. In Microsoft Word 20, select Insert -> Symbol -> More Symbols, select the desired symbol, and click Insert. In Word 2016 (Windows, Office 365 users only), you can see some extras on the Equation Editor ribbon, especially the LaTeX button. LaTeX is the maths boffins preferred way of writing formula in computer code for conversion into the symbols that confuse us mere humans. Different font sets often have different symbols in them and the most commonly used. Word 365 for Windows has some nice improvements to LatTex support.
Scroll up or down to find the symbol you want to insert. In Microsoft Word 2003, select Insert -> Symbol, select the desired symbol, and click Insert. Symbol such as currency (), music (), or check marks ( ) Place your cursor in the file at the spot where you want to insert the symbol.
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This document details how to create shortcuts to insert international characters into Microsoft Word documents in Word for Windows 2003, 2007, and 2010 as well as Word for Mac 20 Please contact the manufacturer or system developer for help. This document is provided for self help purposes only. NOTE: These products are not supported by the Help Desk.