Keyboard Shortcuts to Insert Special Symbols in Excel

The copyright ©, trademark ™, and registered trademark ®, symbols can be inserted quickly in Office applications using the Autocorrect feature. Typing (c), ™, or (r) will accomplish this. The other way to enter special symbols in Excel is by going to Insert > Symbol.

You can actually create your own keyboard shortcuts for inserting other special symbols in Excel such as the micro symbol (µ), delta symbol (∆), degree sign (°), plus-minus sign (±), common superscripts such as ² or ³, common fractions such as ¼, ½, ¾, dot sign (·), partial differential (∂), infinity (∞), etc.

To do this in Excel, Click on the File menu and then select Options from the drop down menu.

When the Excel Options window appears, click on the Proofing option on the left. Then click on the AutoCorrect Options button.


Replace:   With:
  • (micro)      µ
  • (delta)      ∆
  • (deg)        °
  • (degree)     °
  • (+/-)        ±
  • (^2)         ²
  • (^3)         ³
  • (1/4)        ¼
  • (1/2)        ½
  • (3/4)        ¾
  • (dot)        ·
  • (part)       ∂
  • (partial)    ∂
  • (inf)        ∞
  • (infinity)   ∞

Note that not all of the unicode characters will be displayed correctly on other computers.

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