Click in the slide text where you want to insert a symbol. |
Open the Insert menu and choose Symbol. |
The Symbol dialog box opens. Click the Font drop-down arrow and click the font you want to display. |
INTRODUCTIONIf your slide text requires special characters or symbols not found on the keyboard, you can use the Symbol dialog box to add them to your slides. Simply choose a particular font library, such as Wingdings or Symbol, peruse the available symbols, and then insert the one you want to use. |
TIPWhich Fonts Have Which Symbols? Use the Symbols font if you are looking for mathematical equation symbols. Use the Wingdings fonts if you are looking for a variety of icons, bullet, and arrow symbols. |
Click the symbol you want to use. |
Click Insert. PowerPoint adds the symbol to your slide. |
Click Close to exit the dialog box. |
The symbol appears in the text. |
TIPRemoving Unwanted Symbols By default, PowerPoint attempts to insert certain common symbols based on what you type. For example, if you type (c), PowerPoint inserts a copyright symbol automatically. If you do not want the symbol, open the Edit menu and choose Undo immediately after PowerPoint converts the text; the characters you typed are immediately restored to their original status. |
TIPReusing Symbols The Symbol dialog box keeps track of the symbols most recently used. If you want to reuse a symbol, open the Symbol dialog box and click the symbol in the Recently Used Symbols list at the bottom of the dialog box. |