Creating Symbol Shortcuts
Some documents might require you to use a bunch of symbols. Manually entering each symbol can be very tedious and time consuming. However, it is possible to assign symbols to different keys on your keyboard so that a press of the key creates the symbol.
Step 1: Click the Insert task pane, select Symbol, More Symbols...
Step 1: Click the Insert task pane, select Symbol, More Symbols...
Step 2: From the Symbols tab in the Symbols window, select your desired symbol.
Step 3: Select the Shortcut Key button at the bottom.
Step 3: Select the Shortcut Key button at the bottom.
Step 4: The Customize Keyboard window appears. Put your cursor in the texbox below Press new shortcut key: and press and hold all the keys that you want to establish as the shortcut for that symbol.
Step 5: When you are finished, click Assign and then Close.