This wikiHow teaches you how to insert the marked x statistical symbol (also known as an overhead x or slash x) into a Microsoft Word document.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Using Windows
Step 1. Open Microsoft Word
You'll find it in the Microsoft Office section of the Start menu.
Step 2. Click Insert
This item is located at the top of the screen.
Step 3. Click on Equation
This is the icon with the pi symbol at the top right of the toolbar.
Step 4. Type x in the equation field
Step 5. Select the "x" in the equation field
Click and drag the pointer over the "x" to highlight it.
Step 6. Click on Accent
You will see this button in the toolbar at the top right of the screen. Its icon looks like a lowercase "a" with an umlaut. Press it and the symbol accents menu will open.
Step 7. Scroll down and click on the first box under "Bars Above and Bars Below"
The icon looks like a square with a bar above it. Press it and you will place a bar above the "x", creating a marked x.
Method 2 of 2: Using macOS
Step 1. Open Word
The program icon is blue, with a white "W". You'll usually find it in the Dock or the Applications menu.
Step 2. Type x where you want the marked x to appear
You can write the letter anywhere in the document.
Step 3. Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + Space
The Character Viewer will open.
Step 4. Type bar above in the Search field
It is located at the top of the Character Viewer window. You will see a solid black line appear just below the search bar, known as the link bar above.
Step 5. Click on the link bar above
The "x" you typed earlier will be transformed into a marked x.
