Word XP

Introduction

By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:

• Insert Symbols

Use of Symbols

There are many Symbols that you might often see in publications that are not directly available from your keyboard. For example, the Copyright symbol, ©, is not available on the keyboard but can be selected from Word's Symbol Dialog Box.

Other commonly used symbols that appear in the Symbol Dialog Box are:

• © Copyright
• ® Registered trademark
• ^TM Trademark
• Checkmark
• — Em Dash

Insert Symbols

To Insert Symbols into your Document:

• Click Insert on the Menu Bar.
• Select Symbols. The Symbols Dialog Box appears.
• Click the Symbols Tab to select a symbol from a Font type.

OR

• Click the Special Characters Tab to view other commonly used symbols.
• Click on the Symbol or Special Character you would like to select and then Click Insert.
• The Symbol or Character will show up in your document.
• Click Close.

The available symbols will depend on which fonts you have installed on your machine. Word comes with pre-installed symbols for you use, but other fonts such as, Wingdings, will also offer numerous symbol options.

Challenge!

• Open a new document in Word.
• Open the Symbols Dialog Box.
• Using your available symbols, try to re-type the following sentences.

"The recipe calls for ⅛ cup of butter."

"We broke a piñata at the birthday party."

"The symbol for infinity, ∞, is often used in physics."