How do I insert special characters or symbols in Word?

Special characters like em dashes or section marks (§)

1. Click or tap where you want to insert the special character.
2. Go to Insert > Symbol > More Symbols.
3. Go to Special Characters.
4. Double-click the character that you want to insert.
5. Select Close.

Why does my Word document shows square boxes and symbols where text used to be?

The key is understanding what it means when characters turn into small squares—that Word is using a font for which character information is not available. If the document was readable one minute and then unreadable the next, it means that something changed in regards to the font in use.

How do I make a square box symbol on my keyboard?

Hold one of alt keys and then type the numbers using number pad. For example, Alt + 10062 will produce the negative squared cross mark symbol as ❎.

How do you type the square root symbol?

Microsoft Word offers a pre-defined shortcut key for popular symbols such as square root.

1. Type 221a or 221A (does not matter, uppercase or lowercase), immediately after that press Alt+X to insert the square root symbol: √
2. Type 221b or 221B, and press Alt+X to insert the cube root symbol: ∛

Where on the Insert tab would you add a symbol like the one shown to a slide?

Access the Insert tab of the Ribbon, and click the Symbol button, as shown in Figure 2, below. This brings up the Symbol dialog box, that you can see in Figure 3, below.

How do you write the symbol for in Word?

Type “\in” without quotes and then press “Space” to insert the “belongs to” symbol. Alternatively, locate the symbol in the Symbols list and click it once to insert it.

How do you type a micro symbol in Word?

Microsoft Word offers pre-defined shortcut key for popular symbols such as micro sign: Type 03bc or 03BC (does not matter, uppercase or lowercase) and immediately press Alt+X to insert the mu symbol: μ

How do I fix square boxes in Word?

To fix this issue, do this:

1. Open the document that displays boxes instead of text.
2. Select all lines that include boxes.
3. On the Word menu, click Preferences.
4. Under Output and Sharing, click Compatibility.
5. Click Font Substitution.
6. Choose the Gulim font (under Substituted font), and then click OK.