Word XP
Insert Symbols
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Introduction
By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:
- Insert Symbols
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Use of Symbols
There are many Symbols that you might often see in publications that are not directly available from your keyboard. For example, the Copyright symbol, ©, is not available on the keyboard but can be selected from Word's Symbol Dialog Box.
Other commonly used symbols that appear in the Symbol Dialog Box are:
- © Copyright
- ® Registered trademark
- TM Trademark
- Checkmark
- — Em Dash
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Insert Symbols
To Insert Symbols into your Document:
- Click Insert on the Menu Bar.
- Select Symbols. The Symbols Dialog Box appears.
- Click the Symbols Tab to select a symbol from a Font type.
OR
- Click the Special Characters Tab to view other commonly used symbols.
- Click on the Symbol or Special Character you would like to select and then Click Insert.
- The Symbol or Character will show up in your document.
- Click Close.
The available symbols will depend on which fonts you have installed on your machine. Word comes with pre-installed symbols for you use, but other fonts such as, Wingdings, will also offer numerous symbol options.
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Challenge!
- Open a new document in Word.
- Open the Symbols Dialog Box.
- Using your available symbols, try to re-type the following sentences.
"The recipe calls for ⅛ cup of butter."
"We broke a piñata at the birthday party."
"The symbol for infinity, ∞, is often used in physics."