In this section, you will learn how to create and install symbols in Microsoft Word without having to pull your hair out.
Steps
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Step 1. Open Microsoft Word
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Step 2. Click "Insert"
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Step 3. Click on "Symbols"
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Step 4. Click on the "Special Characters" tab in the upper left part
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Step 5. Click on "Auto Correction" in the lower left part
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Step 6. Look for "Replace" in the center left under all the checked fields
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Step 7. On the same line as "Replace", look for "With" and "Text Only", and then "Formatted Text"
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Step 8. Click the circle next to "Text Only"
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Step 9. Go back and click "Replace", then type a simplified version of your symbol
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Step 10. For example, if you want to create:
|>, type / | / in the "Replace" field and: |> in the "Text only" field.
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Step 11. Click "Add" and you're done
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# Click "Close" twice in both menus.
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Step 1. All you have to do is type / | / and Word will automatically create the symbol
[PS: You can type the | symbol pressing Shift and]. Done! You just created your own character.
Advice
- Go to "Tools" and then "AutoCorrect Options …" instead of opening "Symbols" in Word 2003.
- If Microsoft Word 2010 go to Insert Symbol, Select UI Symbol, and scroll until you find the triangle with the exclamation point inside. Done.