Insert a symbol in Word
Insert a symbol in Word You can easily insert a special character, fraction, or other symbol in your Word documents. The most important thing to understand when inserting symbols, fractions, special characters, or international characters is that the font you use is critical. Not all fonts have the same characters in them. For example, the Elephant font has no fraction characters in it, while Verdana does. As a result it's important to use the right font to find the symbol or character you want. These marks are static symbols. If you're looking for an interactive check box that you can click on to check or uncheck. Symbol such as currency (¥), music (♫), or check marks (✔) Place your cursor in the file at the spot where you want to insert the symbol. Go to Insert > Symbol . Pick a symbol, or choose More Symbols . Scroll up or down to find the symbol you want to insert. Different font sets often have different symbols in them and the most commonly used symbols are in th