The AutoCorrect tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box. Word displays the AutoCorrect tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.

At the left side of the dialog box click Proofing.

In Word 2010 or a later version, display the File tab of the ribbon and then click Options.) (In Word 2007 click the Office button and then click Word Options. Word then lets you decide which shortcut you want to use.Īnother approach is to create an AutoCorrect entry for the degree symbol. Display the Symbol dialog box, select the degree symbol, and then click the Shortcut Key button. If you don't want to use one of these methods to enter the degree symbol, you could also create your own shortcut. The solution is to put a space before the code and then delete it afterward. If you have some other number immediately before the code (especially if you shorten the code to B0), Word gets confused because it can't tell if the preceding number is part of the code or not. If you choose to go the route of using the Unicode value, you should understand that what you have before the code is important. Type 00B0 (although you can leave off the leading zeroes) and then press Alt+X.

You could also use the Unicode value to enter the character. Bingo! The degree symbol appears in your document. Just press ALT+0176 and then press the spacebar.

The first way is to use the ASCII value to enter the character. This information provides two ways you can use the keyboard to enter the degree symbol. You should also see a shortcut for the symbol which is 'ALT+0176' (without the quote marks). In this case, you see the value 176 (the ASCII value for the degree symbol) or 00B0 (the Unicode value for the degree symbol, in hexadecimal). When you display the Symbol dialog box and select the character you want to insert (in this case the degree symbol), you should see some information about the character at the bottom of the dialog box. The shortcut would make typing much faster and easier. She wonders, though, if there is a keyboard shortcut for adding the symbol.

Beverly knows that she can add a temperature degree symbol to her document by using the Symbol dialog box.

Windows degree symbol keystroke