Users who often encounter spelling of various texts have noticed that there are absolutely not enough characters on the keyboard . Particular difficulties arise when you need to write a Greek letter. The article will discuss the symbol "gamma". It will tell you how to insert it into a document, what tools you can use for this, and much more. Adhering to the instructions attached below, each user will be able to solve the task.
Designation
As for the designation of the symbol "gamma", this is the third letter in the Greek alphabet, which comes from the Phoenician letter "gimel". By the way, from the letter "gamma" came the Cyrillic G and Ґ.
The symbol "gamma" is used in a number of sciences to denote various quantities. It makes no sense to list all of them, and we list the various sciences using it:
- maths;
- physics;
- astronomy;
- biology.
As you can see, the history of the letter is quite entertaining, but in the article we will learn how to insert it into the Word document.
Insert a character from the character table
Each popular text editor, and especially Word, has its own character table, which contains a huge number of them. There is also a gamma symbol. Now we will describe in detail how to insert this letter in the Word document.
So, to do this, you need to:
- In the open Word document , position the cursor in that place of the text where you want to see the named symbol.
- Go to the "Insert" tab.
- In the "Symbols" tool group, click on the "Symbol" icon.
- In the drop-down list, select "Other characters".
After that, a window will appear where you need to find the letter "gamma" and insert it into the text. By the way, to do this, you just need to click on the corresponding letter, and then click on the "Insert" button.
By the way, due to the fact that there are a lot of characters in the table, sometimes it takes a long time to find the right one. To narrow your search, you can use the special "Set" drop-down list located at the top of the window. The named symbol is in the Greek Basic group.
Insert characters using Unicode
The symbol "gamma" in "Word" for a long time to insert using the symbol table, it is easier to use Unicode and special hot keys, which converts it to the letter we need.
So, first you need to find out the code for the letter "gamma". It can be seen in the same table with symbols, but in order not to open it again, it is better to indicate it in the article. He is as follows: 03B3. Now, knowing the code of the letter, you can start writing it.
To insert a gamma symbol in Word, you need to:
- Enter code 03B3 in the right place.
- Immediately after that, press ALT + X.
After that, the program will convert the code to the desired character. Here's a simple way to insert the letter of the Greek alphabet into the text of the Word document.