Insert ASCII or Unicode character codes in Word
Symbols and special characters are either inserted using ASCII or Unicode codes. You can tell which is which when you look up the code for the character. Go to Insert > Symbol > More Symbols. Find the symbol you want. Tip: The Segoe UI Symbol font has a very large collection of Unicode symbols to choose from.
Create custom bullets with pictures or symbols - Microsoft Support
Click in the list to which you want to add picture bullets or symbols. To change an entire list level in a multilevel list, click one bullet or number at that level in the list. Click Symbol Picture, and then choose any symbol or picture that you want to use.
Insert a symbol in Word - Microsoft Support
You can easily insert a special character, fraction, or other symbol in your Word documents. The most important thing to understand when inserting symbols, fractions, special characters, or international characters is that the font you use is critical. Not all …
Control the formatting when you paste text - Microsoft Support
By default, Word preserves the original formatting when you paste content into a document using Ctrl + V, the Paste button, or right-click + Paste. To change the default, follow these steps. Go to File > Options > Advanced. Under Cut, copy, and paste, select the …
Insert a horizontal line - Microsoft Support
Word and Outlook use a three-character shortcut that inserts a full-width horizontal rule in your document or message. The appearance of that rule depends on which character you use, as shown in the image below. Place the cursor where you want to insert the horizontal line. Type three of the characters shown below, and then press Enter.
Create and update an index - Microsoft Support
An index lists the terms and topics that are discussed in a document, along with the pages that they appear on. To create an index, you mark the index entries by providing the name of the main entry and the cross-reference in your document, and then you build the index.
Add a fill or effect to a shape or text box - Microsoft Support
You can change the look of a shape or text box by changing its fill or by adding effects to it, such as shadows, glows, reflections, soft edges, bevels, and three-dimensional (3-D) rotations. A fill is a color, pattern, texture, picture, or gradient applied to the interior of a shape.
Add clip art to your file - Microsoft Support
Type a word or phrase to describe what you're looking for, then press Enter. Filter the results by Type for Clipart. Select a picture. Select Insert. That's it! The image is inserted in your Office document. The licensing filter (Creative Commons only or All) can help you choose images that are appropriate for the use you have in mind.
Insert images, icons, and more in Microsoft 365
Choose from thousands of royalty-free images, including stock images, icons, videos, and stickers that you can insert in your Office files.
Create a cross-reference - Microsoft Support
A cross-reference allows you to link to other parts of the same document. For example, you might use a cross-reference to link to a chart or graphic that appears elsewhere in the document. The cross-reference appears as a link that takes the reader to the referenced item.
Keyboard shortcuts to add language accent marks in Word and …
In Word and Outlook, you can use accent marks (or diacritical marks) in a document, such as an acute accent, cedilla, circumflex, diaeresis or umlaut, grave accent, or tilde. For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+) in the tables.