HOW TO INSERT SYMBOLS
1. To insert a symbol, click where you wish to insert the symbol. On the Insert tab in the Symbol
group, click Symbol. Then go to More Symbols.
2. There are two tabs at the top: Symbols and Special Characters. Below is a sample of the Special
Characters and their shortcut keys.
3. Under Symbol, there is a drop-down menu. Most people use “Normal Text,” “Webdings,”
“Wingdings,” “Wingdings 2,” and “Wingdings 3” for fancy bullets, foreign language letters,
mathematical symbols, various pictures, and arrows.
Sample of Symbols
Normal Text
Wingdings 2
Wingdings 3
Wingdings
Inserting Symbols
1
Webdings
4. Click on the symbol you want and click “Insert” and then “Close.”
5. Your symbol now appears where your cursor is.
Inserting Symbols
2