How do you get special characters in Microsoft Word?
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How do you get special characters in Microsoft Word?
Special characters like em dashes or section marks (§)
- Click or tap where you want to insert the special character.
- Go to Insert > Symbol > More Symbols.
- Go to Special Characters.
- Double-click the character that you want to insert.
- Select Close.
Where is the character palette on Mac?
In an app on your Mac, choose Edit > Emoji & Symbols, or open the Character Viewer from the Input menu (if you set the option in Keyboard preferences). (if available on the keyboard). To open Keyboard preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard , then click Keyboard.
How do I access special font characters?
First, select the font from the font menu. Then, go to the Main menu, click on the Insert tab, and then click Symbols. (In Word, you will also click on More Symbols at the bottom of the drop-down menu.)
How do I type special characters?
Inserting ASCII characters To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad. You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers, and not the keyboard.
How do I type Spanish accents on a Mac?
On a Mac. To get accented vowels on a Mac, hold down the Option/Alt key (⌥), and press the e key. Then, release both keys and type the letter that you want to accent. For the ñ, hold down the Option/Alt key while you press the n key, then press n again.
How do I type Unicode characters on a Mac?
On your standard Mac keyboard, just type Option and the Unicode number for the character, and the character is applied to whatever text field you’re currently typing in. As an example, Mac keyboards have special symbols that indicate Control, Option, and Command (Cmd).
How do you type Sigma on a Mac?
Press “Option-W” to create a sigma sign when using a standard U.S.-based keyboard layout.
