Learning how to insert icons into any application on Windows is extremely useful for anyone who does a lot of typing. Once upon a time, to insert an icon in Windows applications such as MS Word, you had to go to the toolbar, then the insert menu and then find your icon. It was a tedious and time-consuming process, especially for regular symbols like en or em dashes, which appear a lot in typing, but many keyboards destined for Windows don’t have a dedicated shortcut for them.
Fortunately, there is a much faster, albeit little-known, way to get to the icons, whether you’re looking for an em-dash tag, a foreign currency sign, or a bullet point. With a single keyboard shortcut, you’ll be able to access a list of symbols that also has a memory function, so locating all the symbols you use most frequently will be faster.
How to insert icons into any application on Windows
- Open an app
- Press WIN +. (Windows key and period key)
- Choose and enter a code
Read on for detailed instructions for each step.
1. Open an app. Here we’re using the default Mail app, but this will work on any Windows app where you can enter text.
2. Press WIN +. (So the Windows key and the period key). This will open the global symbol keyboard.
3. in the selection bar, Click the Symbols icon On the right (omega symbol). Click a symbol to be included in the application.
5. Click on the clock icon to see previously used symbols and insert them in each pane – this is very useful for quickly inserting frequently used symbols.
Now you can quickly enter codes on your Windows PC. Are you looking for emoji? Here’s how to type emoji on Windows and how to find the emoji keyboard on a Mac.
If you’re looking for more tips and tricks like this, then you should read our guide on how to type an em dash on Windows and Mac.
We also have plenty of other Windows computing guides, so consider getting to grips with how to open HEIC files on Windows and how to prevent Microsoft Teams from opening on startup.
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