How To Create Your Own Commonly Used Symbols Panel In Microsoft Word

Accessing symbols within Microsoft Word isn't terribly easy or convenient. In this tutorial I show you how to create your own user form within Microsoft Word which can be fully customised to show you exactly the symbols you most want to have access to, significantly speeding up the insertion of special symbols such as mathematical signs, currencies or accented letters.

In the video I recommend a couple of alt code resources, which you can download from here:

► thetechtrain.co.uk/resources/ALT-Codes.pdf
► thetechtrain.co.uk/resources/WindowsAltCodes.pdf


You will also need to type five simple lines of Visual Basic code, or you can copy and paste the code below (see the video for full details).


Dim MySymbol As DataObject
Set MySymbol = New DataObject
MySymbol.SetText CommandButton1.Caption
MySymbol.PutInClipboard
End