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Microsoft Word, like all text-based programs, uses a numeric character code called ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) for each alphabetic, numeric, and special character on your keyboard. This code is the reason we can use open text files in almost any software program and the reason why some programs' passwords are case-sensitive (e.g., the uppercase ‘A’ is ASCII number 65 and the lowercase ‘ a’ is ASCII code 97). You can insert any or all of these codes/characters (individually) with one easy combination keystroke: the Alt key+ the decimal code on the numeric keypad (note that the numbers across the top of your keyboard do not work)—or you can use the Symbols Library.

Insert Symbols from the Symbols Library

The Symbols Library is the most common and familiar method for inserting non-keyboard characters into a document. The process is simple:

1. Select the Insert tab

2. Click the Symbols button

3. Choose a symbol from the small dialog window of 20 samples, or

4. Select More Symbols and choose one from the Symbols Library (from the “normal text” font).

Word remembers the last 20 symbols you inserted and places them in the dialog window (sort of like a symbol speed-dial). For occasional usage, this is a nice feature. But what if you use the copyright and trademark symbols 25 to 30 times in a single document? Or what if you use em dashes in every other paragraph, or lots of fractions, or accent marks in every five to six words (there’s over three dozen accent characters alone)?

Notice that Word provides the number of the Character Code from the ASCII Decimal table plus the name of the symbol and the Alt+ key combination (or Shortcut key) at the bottom of the Symbols dialog window.

For volume entries, try using the ASCII Codes instead

It’s certainly a lot faster to type Alt+0169 (the copyright symbol) than to search for it and insert it from the Symbols library, especially if you have to insert it 40 times a day.

But there are also other reasons for using the ASCII codes, such as availability and broken keys. Some characters may not be available in your Symbols Library because your fonts don’t support them. And what happens if one of the keys on your keyboard is damaged—for example, it seems like the space bar (32) is always the first key to malfunction (Alt+ 032).

The Internet provides dozens of websites that chart the ASCII and symbol tables. Two I've visited are ascii-code.com and another is this one. Remember to press and hold the Alt key and enter a 0 (zero) before each code; for example: if the chart shows 169 as the copyright symbol, you must enter 0169 (that is, from 0 through 255).

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Somewhere around the decimal code 256, the preceding zero is no longer necessary. You can test this yourself by entering both versions of these numbers. For example, Alt+ 0251 = û (the Latin small letter u with circumflex symbol above it) while Alt+ 251 = √ (the square root sign)—and so forth until you reach 256, which is the same as 0256 (both produce the pronunciation symbol for an uppercase ‘long’ A; that is, Ā).

Greek Symbols Font

In addition to the keyboard characters, you'll find decimal codes for Greek and Latin letters, accent letters, pronunciation symbols over the alphabet, and mathematical symbols, such as the division and square root operators, the accent grave and circumflex symbols, plus worldwide currency symbols, and more. But the coolest of all are the graphics and icon symbols.

Alt Key Symbols

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There are hundreds of Alt symbols. In fact, Alt+ 1 through Alt+ 31 (without the preceding zeroes) are icon symbols (such as happy faces, card suits, astrology icons, etc.) and 176 through 223 are graphic lines and polygons. That’s why so many users get discouraged when looking for the British pound symbol £ (Alt+ 0163) and end up with the lowercase Latin letter acute accent ú (Alt+ 163)—which is also found at Alt+ 0250.

Symbols Font Chart

The Alt+ codes extend out five digits, so if you can’t find the symbol you’re looking for, play around with the numbers and see what you get. Start with 1,000 and try some random numbers through 10,078. Notice that many of the 9,000-level symbols are repeats of the original set (1 thru 255).

It’s always fun to insert a happy face (Alt+ 1) ☺or (Alt+ 9786)☺or a snowman (Alt+ 9731) ☃.

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Note: See the charts (above and below) for several dozen interesting and useful symbols to decorate your documents and emails. Yes, these symbols also work in Microsoft Outlook and PowerPoint. In Excel, the Alt+ symbols after 255 are inconsistent, but the ASCII codes work fine.

Laptop & Tablet Keyboards

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Some laptops and tablets don’t have numeric keypads. If that’s the case, the Number Lock keypad is generally on several of the inside keyboard keys, sharing with other characters. Some systems also provide an Fn (function key) button, which must also be depressed in order to use the Alt+ key codes. The most commonly shared keys are the 7, 8, 9, u, i, j, k, l, and m keys.

You can also try Fn + the F11 key to open a calculator-type keypad. If that doesn’t work, try toggling on both the Number Lock and Scroll Lock keys, then press Alt+ the key code. And last, if all else fails, press down the Fn button and hold, then press and hold the Alt key, then enter the number and release all three keys simultaneously.

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At this point, it would be easier to use the menus. In other words, if your laptop or tablet is missing the numeric keypad, it’s faster (and likely more efficient) to just select Insert > Symbol > More Symbols and choose one, then click Insert. Kyuuryuu youma gakuenki re charge iso.