–On the Insert tab, click the arrow to the right of the t_insert_special_characters Special characters button. On the special characters quick insert pane, select More characters.

The Special characters window contains the following tools:

–Drop-down list for selecting the font of the special character.

–Drop-down list for selecting the group and category of the character. If the font does not support the characters of a group or category, it is not displayed in the list.

–Characters. By default, the first character of the selected category is highlighted. Categories are separated from each other by a line.

–The name of the highlighted character.

–The code of the selected character in the Unicode system.

–The typeface of the selected character.

–The font of the selected character.

–Other typefaces of the selected character.

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To insert a character from the Special characters window, follow these steps:

1.Select the font of the special character. The selection is similar to the font selection in the main application window.

2.Select a character category. You can select it in the same way as selecting a special character font.

3.Select the cell where you want to insert the symbol, or switch to cell editing mode and place the cursor where you want to insert it. If a range is selected, the character will be inserted into the active cell.

4.Insert the character in one of the following ways:

•Select the character by double-clicking.

•Select the character with one click and click Insert.

•Select a character with one mouse click and press Enter or Space.

If you want the window to close automatically, check the Close window after inserting a character box.

To close the Special characters window manually, click Cancel or the close_dialog_window button in the window header.

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