Hello [whoever],
Further to what Neil suggested (in fact literally, i.e. after you have put
the character you want into the document), a good idea is to make it more
accessible the next time you want to use it. You do that via AutoCorrect.
Select the character, go to Tools menu => AutoCorrect. The character will be
in the right-hand box. In the left-hand ("Replace") box, type in some
characters you are unlikely ever to use in a document but which are easy to
remember, such as zzls ("ls" standing for "little square"). Then OK.
In future, all you need to do is type zzls and follow it with a space and
the little square will be there.
You can do the same via AutoText, but that involves invoking it with the
keyboard shortcut Command-Option-v
Note: In Word 2008, which I don't use yet, some of this information may be
accessible through a different interface. If that's the case and causes
confusion, check back soon in case someone modifies what I've said.
Cheers,
Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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There are a few ways of doing this.
1) From the menu bar choose Insert>Symbol Choose something like
Wingdings and there are several different squares you can choose. You
can also assign a keyboard shortcut to the symbol if you want so that
you can then insert it quickly.
2) From the menu bar choose View>Object Pallet (or if you have the
Formatting Pallet already open choose the second tab which is the
Object Pallet). You will see four sub tabs (One with a circle and
square on it, one with two pictures, one with a copyright symbol and
one with a camera). Click on the copyright symbol. Scroll down about
1/3 of the way and there is a square shape. Click it to insert the
square symbl.
