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Sometimes you need to add symbols and special characters in a document that aren't keys on your keyboard. For example, you may need to insert the copyright symbol into a copyright statement.

It's easy to insert symbols and other special characters into your text. Start by placing your cursor where you want to insert the symbol and/or special character. Next follow these steps:

1 Click the Insert menu option.

2 In the ribbon, click the Symbol icon in the Symbols area.

3 Click More Symbols in the drop‐down menu.

The Symbols dialog box appears and displays 20 common symbols in the drop‐down menu. Add one of the symbols to your text by clicking it. If you want to view all the symbols and special characters that you can add, click More Symbols.

The Symbol window appears, as shown in Figure 2.3, and displays many more common symbols on the Symbols tab.

FIGURE 2.3 Symbol window

Scroll up and down the list of symbols. When you find the one you want, click it and select Insert.

Different font sets often have different symbols in them. You can change the font by clicking (Normal Text) in the Font box to choose the font set that you want to use from the drop‐down list.

You can also choose from font subsets so you don't have to scroll through hundreds of symbols to find the right one. For example, subsets include currency, subscript, and superscript symbols. Click Currency Symbols in the Subset box to view all the subsets in the drop‐down list. When you select a subset, the symbols in that subset appear in the dialog box so that you can select one.

Click the AutoCorrect button to add a word or phrase. You can type text within parentheses to insert a symbol or special character automatically. For example, when you type (c), AutoCorrect replaces that text with the © symbol.

Click the Shortcut Key button under the list of symbols to open the Customize Keyboard dialog box and tell Word to add the symbol when you press a combination of keys on your keyboard. Many symbols already have a shortcut key combination assigned to them. If one is assigned, the combination appears to the right of the Shortcut Key button.

Word also allows you to insert a variety of special characters. Click the Special Characters tab to view the list of characters. The list shows you what the character looks like (if applicable), the name of the character, and the corresponding shortcut key.

Click Insert to insert the symbol or special character where your cursor is positioned in the document. The dialog box stays open in the Word window so that you can insert multiple symbols and/or special characters if you want. When you're done, click the Close button.