Click the item you want to insert and then click Insert.Choose Insert | Symbol and click the Special Characters tab.In addition, you can use AutoCorrect to make Word substitute a given symbol for certain keystrokes. Some special characters are so common that Word places them into a tab of the Symbol dialog box. If you insert several characters at once, you may need to cut and paste to move them where they belong.įor alphabetical characters from even more exotic languages, choose the font Lucida Unicode in the Symbol dialog box. The new symbol is inserted into the document at the insertion point. Accents, umlauts, cedillas, and other diacritical marks.You'll find lots of little pictures under such font names as Monotype Sorts, Webdings and Wingdings. To access other collections of letters and symbols, change the font.

Add more symbols if you want, or click Close to return to the document. Click Insert to place the selected symbol into your document at the insertion point.Click a symbol to enlarge it so you can see it better.If necessary, choose (normal text) for the Font.Choose Insert | Symbol and click the Symbol tab to see the dialog box.

To begin, click to the insertion point where you want the symbol to appear.

You must use these symbols when they're needed in the text, but the pictures, sometimes called 'dingbats,' can be used for decoration. MS Word has many interesting symbols for you to use: everyday items such as the degree symbol (98.6°), Greek letters (ΦΒΚ or ψ), letters needed in foreign words (such as résumé or Senõr), and even cute little pictures (such as  and §). In your documents, sometimes you have to include symbols other than the standard letters, numbers and characters that appear on the keyboard.

Word document symbols list