Inserting Characters and Symbols

• Ribbon Select the Home ribbon. In the Symbols section, click the face of the Character button.

  Switching between ribbons and the tool strip… You can use the Options dialog to switch between ribbons and the classic tool strip layout. See Switching Between Ribbons and the Tool Strip. 

  More about ribbon options… Keep in mind that the smaller the application window becomes, the more the options in a ribbon shrink. Therefore, you might only see a small icon instead of text, or you might see only a section name displayed with a down arrow to access the options in it. You can hover over small icons to see tooltips that describe them. You can also enlarge the application window or click one of the section drop-downs in the ribbon to locate a hidden feature.

• Menu Select Edit>Character>More characters.
• Keyboard Shortcut Press SHIFT+F11.

The Character dialog opens.

If you are not using the option to automatically close the dialog, you can continue to select characters (if you want to insert others) and click Insert. When finished, you need to click Close as well.

There are several other features that you can use in this dialog, including setting a quick character, searching for characters, and adding them to your favorites list. For details on all of these features, see Character Dialog.

• Ribbon Select the Home ribbon. In the Symbols section, click the down arrow on the Character button and select Insert Quick Character from the list.
• Menu Select Edit>Character>Insert Quick Character.
• Keyboard Shortcut Press F11.

• Ribbon Select the Home ribbon. In the Symbols section, click the down arrow on the Character button and choose a character or symbol listed under Favorites.
• Menu Select Edit>Character and choose a character or symbol listed under Favorites.