Insert the degrees icon in all applications

In this article we will tell you how to insert the degrees icon in almost all applications in various ways. The keyboard does not have a separate key to enter it. As a result, you have to use non-standard input methods. Among them are the following:

• Using the main table of ASCII codes.
• Character table combined with clipboard.
• A specialized input method implemented only in Microsoft Office applications.

Each of them has both advantages and disadvantages. All of them will be described in stages within the framework of this material.

We use a special code

One of the easiest ways to insert a degree icon is to use the main table of ASCII codes. In this case, you need to perform the following manipulations:

1. In the process of typing, the navigation keyboard must be switched to the input mode of numbers. To do this, first look at the status of the LED with the inscription "Num Lock". If it is on, then nothing needs to be done. Otherwise, we press once the key with exactly the same inscription. At the same time, it should catch fire.
2. Next, hold down the "Alt" key (you can either left or right).
3. Without releasing it, we sequentially dial the code "0-1-7-6" precisely on the navigation keyboard. Then we remove our hands from the keyboard. Only then will the degrees icon appear to the left of the cursor.

One of the most universal ways to enter non-standard characters is the main plus of this method. Its main drawback is the need to remember a digital code.

Built-in character table and clipboard

Unlike the previous method, using the built-in symbol table and clipboard allows you to do without special codes. At the same time, it also works in absolutely all applications. The degrees icon in this case is inserted as follows:

1. 
   Open the Run window using the Win key (it shows the Windows operating system logo) and, without releasing it, press "R".
2. Then, in the "Open" field, enter the following command: "charmap". Then you need to click on the "OK" button. After that, the symbol table will open.
3. In its upper part we find “°” and click on it once with the left button of the manipulator. Next, click the “Select” button, and then “Copy”.
4. At the next stage, you need to go to the application in which you need to insert the degrees icon. If it is minimized on the taskbar, then it needs to be restored. Otherwise, we start it. Then just press the combination of "Ctrl" and "V". After that, the symbol will appear in its workspace.

A very simple and understandable method that can be applied in practice. And there is no need to remember the ASCII code table or print it on paper.

Microsoft Office Applications

A special way to enter special characters is designed specifically for Microsoft Office applications. These are PowerPoint, and Excel, and Word, and all other components of this package. The degree icon in “Word” is entered as follows (for the others, the order is similar):

1. In the open window of the word processor, go to the "Insert" tab.
2. On it we find the panel "Symbols", select the list "Symbol".
3. In the drop-down list , select "Other symbols".
4. In the window that opens, find “°” and click the “Insert” button.
5. After closing the window, the character we need will be in the work area of ​​the text editor.

An easy way to enter special characters, but it only works in a specific list of applications. And this is its main drawback.

Summary

The degrees icon on the keyboard is missing. That is, no separate key is provided for its input. Therefore, you have to use the methods that were previously outlined. From a practice perspective, it is best to use one that is based on using a character table and clipboard. It works in almost all applications. There is no need to memorize any codes.