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Insert Symbols & Special Characters

Special characters that are not part of the standard character set may be inserted into your document.  Some examples of these symbols / special characters include:

  • accented letters — é
  • mathematical symbols — ±
  • the copyright symbol — ©

To Insert a symbol or special character:

  • Click where you want to insert the symbol.
  • In the Toolbox, select the Object Palette, and click on the Symbols button.

    The symbols menu will appear.
  • Choose the desired symbol.  It will appear at your cursor in the document.