Superimposing characters

Word 2016
You can use superimposing characters for easy and fast entering text without using Equation.
For example, if you often use symbols like X~, X-, Xo, X' or X'', you can enter them using several ways. Some of these ways:

   1.   Enter the symbol "X".

   2.   On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click in the Symbol list box and then select More Symbols...:

More Symbols in Word 365

   3.   In the Symbol dialog box:

  • Select the Combining Diacritical Marks in the Subset list.
  • Choose the symbol that you want to add to "X".
  • Click Insert.
Symbol in Word 365

Most accented characters, such as those mentioned above, will be found in the Latin Extended-A, Latin Extended-B, and Latin Extended Additional character subsets:

Symbols in Word 365

See also this tip in French: Superposition de caractères.

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Superimposing characters

Superimposing characters

You can use superimposing characters for easy and fast entering text without using Equation.
Superimposing characters

Superimposing characters

You can use superimposing characters for easy and fast entering text without using Equation.
How to insert check mark and x mark in Word

How to insert check mark and x mark in Word

The check mark symbol ✓ (also known as a checkmark or tick mark) has different meanings in different cultures: as a sign of agreement, confirmation, to indicate the concepts "yes" or "correct"; and as a sign of refusal, reject, to represent the notions of "no" or "wrong".