Where to get characters for the Word and how to insert them into the text

When typing in Microsoft Word, many users feel the need to insert a special character and character, but not everyone knows how to do it. Looking ahead, we say that there is not one way to accomplish the task. The article will present six of the most famous and easy to do.

Method 1: the character table in the program

Now the most traditional method will be discussed, how to insert a character in the Word. It implies the use of the "Symbol Table" utility built into the program. So here is what you need to do to open it:

1. Open the program and go to the tab called "Insert."
2. On the toolbar, find the "Symbols" group, where click on the "Symbol" button.
3. In the submenu that appears, select the line "Other characters".

After completing these steps, a new window will appear with the appropriate name. In it you can find almost all known symbols and signs. For quick navigation, you can select a separate set from the drop-down list of the same name. Now let's figure out how to insert the euro symbol. We will use it as an example.

1. In the "Set" drop-down list, select "Currency".
2. Among all other signs, look for the euro symbol and highlight it.
3. Click the "Paste" button.

After that, the selected character will be inserted into the text. Please note that it fits directly into the place where the cursor was installed, so first install it in the desired part of the text.

Method 2: Hotkeys

The first way, how to insert a symbol in Word, may seem to some to be too long, because you need to do a lot of actions to perform the insertion of a symbol of interest. It will be much easier and faster to use special hot keys for these purposes. All you need to know is the special code of the desired character. To see it, you need to select the desired character in the "Symbol Table" and pay attention to the "Sign Code" field, and this is where the desired code is located.

To insert a character using hot keys, you must:

1. Place the cursor in the part of the text where the insertion will be made.
2. Enter the code, for example, the Euro symbol - 20AC.
3. Press Alt + X.

After that, the code will be replaced by the euro sign.

Method 3: the character table on the computer

There is a "Symbol Table" for "Word", but also on the computer there is its analogue, which bears the same name. With its help, you can easily insert the necessary character both in a text editor and in any other text field. To get started, consider how to run this utility:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Go to the menu of all applications.
3. Find the folder "Accessories" and open it.
4. In it, run the "Character Table" application.

So, the table is running, you can go directly to the insertion of the desired character.

1. In the list of all characters, highlight the desired one.
2. Click the "Select" button.
3. If you need to insert several characters in a row, you can add more in the same way.
4. Click the Copy button to place the selected characters on the clipboard.
5. Place the cursor in the text box, in the part where you want to insert characters.
6. Click RMB and select the "Paste" option.

Also note that you can select fonts in the table. If the text field supports this formatting, then the symbol of the font of your choice will be inserted into it.

Method 4: alt codes

As has already been clarified, the characters for Word can be taken outside the program itself. Now we will talk about alt codes and how to use them. But it’s worth immediately explaining that this method only works on Windows-based operating systems.

So, each character has its own code, knowing which, you can insert it anywhere in the text. You can see the full list of character codes in Wikipedia, but we will consider the principle of their use. For example, you decide to insert the arrow symbol in Word, whose code is 26. To insert, you need:

1. Hold down the Alt key located on the left side of the keyboard.
2. Enter the character code, in this example - "26".
3. Release the Alt key.

After that, the symbol of your choice will appear at the cursor location.

Method 5: character table on the Internet

For Word, characters can be taken from a table on the Internet. For example, the unicode-table.com site is suitable for this. Using this method is as simple as a third. Here is what you need:

1. Open a site with a symbol table.
2. Choose from the huge list the sign you need.
3. Click the "Copy" button to place it on the clipboard.
4. Place the cursor in the part of the text where you want to insert a character.
5. Click RMB and select "Paste" from the menu.

The character will be inserted.

Method 6: Plain Copy

Five ways have already been made out how to insert a character in Word. Some of them are even suitable for pasting outside the scope of the program. This also applies to them. By the name of the section you can already guess that this method implies the use of the usual copy option. That is, you need:

1. Holding down LMB, select the character you need in the text.
2. Click RMB and select the "Copy" option.
3. Place the cursor in the part of the text where you want to paste the copied character.
4. Click RMB and select "Paste."

Of course, this method is not the best, but if you rewrite some text, and you need to write a symbol that is in it, then it will be much easier and faster to do it in this way.

Conclusion

At the end of the article, we say that the characters for Word can be taken not only from pre-installed applications and utilities, but also from third-party resources. For example, from a special site that was presented in the fifth method, or generally from random text on the Web or on a computer, as was demonstrated in the sixth method. We hope the article helped you solve the problem.