In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to type and insert symbols in Word 2016.
The most straightforward way to insert a symbol is to go under the Insert tab and click Symbol. There will be some recently used symbols shown as well as a More Symbols option.
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Find the symbol you want, then click Insert.
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There are also shortcuts for each symbol. This particular shortcut is the most confusing.
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To type the symbol associated with it, first type the first part, “017C”, “256c”, etc. The text will appear on the word document. Then type the key combination Alt+X. This will replace the previous text of “256c” into whatever the symbol associated with it was.
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