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Type specialized characters and symbols
You can type characters that are not available on
your keyboard when you insert symbols into your
slides. You can use symbols for business purposes
to type special characters like copyright (©),
registered trademark (®), or trademark (™). You
can also use characters from foreign alphabets or
type emoticons, such as J or K, to add feeling
or emotion to slides.
You can also use symbols to create borders. For
example, you can create a border by typing a specific
symbol repeated across the top of a slide. You can
also highlight important text with symbols. For
example, you can insert an arrow symbol before key
items in a bulleted list.
Each font has its own collection of symbols. If you
use a specific font in your presentation, you may
need to use a different font for the symbol you want
to use. For example, if you use an Arial font in your
presentation, but you want to insert a check box
symbol ( ), you will find it in the Wingdings font.
1 Click where you want to insert a
symbol.
2 Click the Insert tab.
3 Click Symbol.
The Symbol dialog box appears.
4 Use the Font list to click the font
you want to use.
5 Click the symbol you want to
insert into your slide.
6 Click Insert.
7 Click Close.
8 Repeat Steps 1 to 7 for
each symbol you want
to insert into your slide.
*The symbols appear in your slide
Caution!
If you insert multiple symbols while
the Symbol dialog box remains open,
they will appear next to one another.
If you do not want to have to reopen
the Symbol dialog box each time
you need a symbol, you can insert all
that you will need at one time and in
one location, and then cut and paste
them to the location desired.
Did You Know?
After you have inserted a symbol,
you can change its color, size, and
even add shadows, just as you would
with any other text. For example,
to display the registered trademark
symbol as a superscript, select the
symbol, click Home, click the Font
dialog box launcher, click to activate
the Superscript check box, and then
click OK.
