Adding a symbol in a text block

You can add symbols, such as © for copyright or ™ for trademark. You can also assign a shortcut key for adding a symbol.

Certain symbols will not display correctly if your current font does not support the symbol. Switching to a font that supports a wide range of characters will allow most characters to be displayed, such as Arial Unicode MS.

To add a symbol:

Double-click within the text block and place the cursor where you want to add the symbol.
From the Home ribbon, click the Symbol graphic from the Text group to add the previously selected symbol or click the drop-down list to view a menu of commonly used symbols. Alternatively, select More Symbols to select from additional symbol sets.

The symbol you selected is added to the text block.

To assign a keyboard shortcut for adding a symbol:

Double-click within the text block and place the cursor where you want to add the symbol.
Click the right side of the Symbols graphic and select More Symbols.

The Symbols window opens.
Select the symbol and click Shortcut Key. The Preferences window opens.
Select the symbol key you want to assign from the box under the Categories field. The Current keys box lists the keyboard shortcuts defined for the symbol key you selected.
Place your cursor in the Press new shortcut key field. Using your keyboard, press the new shortcut sequence you want to assign to the symbol key. Type a letter to add a Alt keyboard shortcut. Otherwise, press and hold the Ctrl key and type a letter to add a Ctrl keyboard shortcut.

The key sequence you type is displayed in the Press new shortcut key field.
Click Assign.

The new shortcut is added to the Current keys list and the symbol is displayed in the Current Symbol field.
Click OK to return to the Symbols window and click Close to continue working on the title.