Now click Shortcut Key button which will display the following Customize Keyboard dialog box. Step 2 в€’ Click the symbol for which a shortcut key needs to be assigned.

Step 1 в€’ Assume you already have the following symbol dialog box opened. Following are the steps to assign Ctrl + Q key to insert the В© symbol which is one of the available symbols in the special symbols list в€’ You can assign a keyboard shortcut to type any of the available symbol. You can select any of the symbol and then click the Insert button to insert the selected symbol. If you do not find the desired symbol in this small box, then you can click at the More Symbols option to have a wide range of symbols as shown below in the symbol dialog box. Step 3 в€’ Now click on any of the available symbols in the box to insert that in your document at the selected location. Step 2 в€’ When you click the Symbol button, a small list of symbols will appear as shown below.

For now, we are going to understand the use of the Symbol button as shown below. You will further use equations while preparing mathematical or scientific or any similar document. Click either of these two options based on your requirement. You will find two options under the symbol button (a) Equation and (b) Symbols. Step 1 в€’ To insert a special symbol, bring your cursor at the place where you want to insert the symbol. Here is a simple procedure to apply zoom-in or zoom-out operation using the View tab в€’ If you find yourself using a particular symbol frequently, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to it. To insert symbols that are occasionally used, follow the steps in this section. Your keyboard may not have many characters available but you want to use those characters in your document in such situations, you have the option to insert Special Symbols the way we will further understand in this chapter. In this chapter, we will discuss the use of special symbols in Word 2010.

Microsoft word symbols map