Below this, a вЂњCurrently assigned to:вЂќ line appears. The key combination then appears in the вЂњPress new shortcut key:вЂќ field. Press the combination of keys to use for a keyboard shortcut in conjunction with either the вЂњCtrlвЂќ or вЂњAltвЂќ keys. In this dialog box, the cursor appears in the вЂњPress new shortcut key:вЂќ field. To create a shortcut key for a selected symbol, click the вЂњShortcut KeyвЂ¦вЂќ button to open the вЂњCustomize KeyboardвЂќ dialog box. The next time you type the AutoCorrect entry in your document, it is replaced by the selected symbol. In the вЂњReplace text as you typeвЂќ field, enter a combination of characters for the chosen symbol. To create an AutoCorrect entry for a selected symbol, click the вЂњAutoCorrectвЂ¦вЂќ button to open the вЂњAutoCorrectвЂќ dialog box. Insert a Symbol in Word- Instructions and Video Lesson: A picture of a user adding a symbol to a document using the вЂњSymbolвЂќ dialog box in Word. You will also need to choose where it is вЂњfrom:вЂќ by using the adjacent drop-down. If you know the вЂњCharacter code:вЂќ for a symbol from the selected font, you can enter it in the labeled text field. You can select a symbol here to select it, too. Any вЂњRecently used symbols:вЂќ also appear in the area of the same name. The symbols for your selected font appear in the large scrollable list at the top of the tab. On the вЂњSymbolsвЂќ tab, use the вЂњFont:вЂќ drop-down and, if shown, the вЂњSubset:вЂќ drop-down, to choose a specific category in which to look for a symbol. This dialog box contains a вЂњSymbolsвЂќ and a вЂњSpecial CharactersвЂќ tab.

If you donвЂ™t see the symbol you want, click the вЂњMore SymbolsвЂ¦вЂќ command to open the вЂњSymbolвЂќ dialog box. The drop-down menu that then appears shows some of the most commonly-used symbols. Then click the вЂњSymbolвЂќ drop-down button in the вЂњSymbolsвЂќ button group. Then click the вЂњInsertвЂќ tab in the Ribbon. To insert a symbol in Word, place the insertion point into your document where you want to add the symbol.

Two of the most often used symbols are the copyright symbol вЂњВ©вЂќ and the trademark symbol вЂњв„ў.вЂќ However, there are also more symbols available to insert into documents. You may need to insert a symbol in Word when creating documents.

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