Q: I loved your tip last week about Word's no-width optional break character. Is there a way to create a shortcut to this character? A: Last week, I showed you how to use Word's no-width optional ...

Emoji, accent marks, and other special characters bring an element of fun and accuracy to the texting experience, but what if you’re on your PC and you want to break up plain old text with cool ...

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Q I’m beginning to handle international business, which means I need to be able to use foreign currency symbols in both Word and Excel. How do I create a shortcut for various symbols? In Excel, it’s a ...

Assign a keystroke shortcut to insert a symbol or special character Your email has been sent If you insert the same symbol or special character often, you should use a custom shortcut to bypass the ...

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of buttons you can press on your computer keyboard to complete certain actions, like opening and closing files, and copying and pasting text—things you would ...