How to Type GAMMA SYMBOL in Word – With the advent of Word circa October 1983, we have witnessed an exponential rise in its usage ever since then. Today, in the midst of the digital age, finding a student or a professor or anyone for that matter who isn’t familiar with Microsoft Word is a rarity. The usefulness of Word has become so commonplace that bringing them under consideration is not even needed. The widespread availability of Word contributes in big part to its massive user base. Apart from being a standard application on various starter PCs and Laptops these days, the mobile application is just as good. Featuring an impressive and easy-to-understand UI design as well as being storage efficient.
We all know that time begets change, and with time came several updates to this software from its parent, Microsoft, which evolved it further. These changes expanded the compatibility, accessibility, functions, and features of Word. However, the vastness in terms of features was easily missed out by various content creators. So, today no matter how much one is comfortable with Word, being well-versed in the entirety of this word processing software is a difficulty. Concealed features such as similar font, translation, screenshot or chart insertion, and more cross our minds in times of need. Not knowing how to do that is sure to bring your keyboard pace to a halt and break the flow. Thus, users turn to online sources to understand how to solve such problems.
This brings us to our present topic to shed light on how to figure out one of the hidden features. Here, we will understand how to add the Gamma Symbol in your Word document using a keyboard. Symbols are significant in the written text. The use of symbols in the text is multifaceted. Not only are they of importance to literature, but many are used to quantify various scientific and mathematical expressions. Latin and Greek symbols feature prominently throughout mathematics for defining various terms and giving meaning to equations. Thus, we know that this word processing software does not rule mathematics. So, there exists a need to insert symbols such as the Gamma symbol. While Microsoft Word does present its users with a variety of preinstalled mathematical equations, there can be times when only one specific symbol is needed to be written down. Hence, now we shall see how to write the Gamma symbol in Word using the keyboard.
How to Type GAMMA SYMBOL in Word?
The Gamma symbol, which comes from the Greek alphabetical order, has an uppercase and lowercase variant similar to English alphabets. There exist different ways to add both the uppercase and lowercase variants of the Gamma symbols. Continue reading to find out how
- Firstly, let’s take a look at adding the lowercase variant of the Gamma symbol in word. The secret here is not difficult to understand, as it is a feature that is explained within Microsoft Word as well. Follow the steps below to add the Gamma symbol in your Word document:
- Open the Word document in which you desire to add the Gamma symbol
- Then, Click on “Insert” and then bring cursor over to the “Symbols” section
- From there you will find two subsections titled, “Equation” & “Symbols”
- Of the two, click on “Symbol” and after that Word will provide you with its symbol library from which the desired symbol, here the Gamma symbol, can be selected.
- For the aforementioned steps, guidance is even provided by Word for the same:
- Go to the “Tell me what you want to do” section and type “Gamma symbol.”
- Then within the results provided by Word’s “Help,” there will be on the top and answer titled “Insert a symbol in Word.”
- Click on it, and it will provide the same guidance as to the aforementioned steps on adding the Gamma symbol.
However, it must be noted that within Microsoft Word’s library of special characters, there exists only the lowercase variant of the Gamma symbol. Inserting the uppercase variant of the Gamma symbol onto your Word document requires a different approach altogether.
- To add the uppercase variant of the Gamma symbol onto your Word document, go through the following steps:
- Bring your cursor onto the desired point in your document where the symbol has to be added.
- Type the number combination “0393”
- After doing so, press the combination “Alt+X.”
- Upon completion, the uppercase variant of the Gamma symbol will appear at the desired spot in the Word document.
- The aforementioned shortcut can also be used to add the lowercase variant of the Gamma symbol onto your Word document but by using a different number combination. It goes as:
- Bring your cursor onto the desired point in your document where the symbol has to be added.
- Type the number combination “0263”
- After doing so, press the combination “Alt+X.”
- Upon completion, the lowercase variant of the Gamma symbol will appear at the desired spot in the Word document.
It must be noted that the aforementioned shortcuts do not work on Mac systems. To get the uppercase/lowercase variants of the Gamma symbol onto your Word document in a Mac system, go through the following steps:
- Ctrl+g or Ctrl+c for lowercase Gamma symbol
- Ctrl+G or Ctrl+C for uppercase Gamma symbol
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