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Insert a symbol in Word

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  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

How to Insert Currency Symbols in Microsoft Word

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Insert Currency Symbols in Microsoft Word ? For simplicity, we’ll concentrate on the euro, pound, and cent signs in these examples. However, these steps can be modified for all currency symbols available through the font files installed on your computer. How to Use the Symbol Dialog Box to Insert Euro, Pound, and Cent Signs The following twelve steps show how to use Word’s Symbol dialog box to insert euro, pound, and cent signs. 1. Place your cursor where the symbol should appear. 2. Select the  Insert  tab in the ribbon. Three Ways to Insert Currency Symbols in Microsoft Word By  Erin Wright Last week’s post covered basic guidelines for  formatting money in general writing . This week, we’ll look at three ways to insert currency symbols in Microsoft Word: The Symbol Dialog Box Alt Codes Shortcut Codes For simplicity, we’ll concentrate on the euro, pound, and cent signs in these examples. However, these steps can be modified for all currency symbols available through the font files ins