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How to quickly add legal symbols in Word
As a lawyer, you probably frequently use legal symbols when drafting legal documents. But stopping to search and insert a legal symbol with your mouse can be disruptive when you’re right in the middle of drafting a document. Did you know you can stay in the flow with the help of keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys)?
We’ve put together a quick guide that you can refer to for all the standard legal key shortcuts.
To make a DASH on a typewriter, you would type two hyphens (and Word will even convert them if you do), but see Insert Symbol to learn the shortcut for an en dash and an em dash. EN dashes are used in a range (from x to y, replacing the ‘to’), while longer EM dashes show a break in a sentence—like this (or you can use an en dash with a space. The En Dash alt code shortcut for Mac is Option + –. Obey the following steps to type – on Mac: First of all, place your insertion pointer where you need to type the symbol. Then press Option + – simultaneously on your Mac keyboard.
If you're not a fan of memorizing lots of Windows or Mac shortcuts, you can also set up your own or hack Word's Autocorrect feature, to help you input symbols in just a few steps. Make sure to read on below or watch the 'how-to' video.
The standard legal symbol shortcuts
| Symbol | Used for | Windows | MAC shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|
| § | Section (Silcrow) | Alt + 0167 | Option + 6 |
| ¶ | Paragraph (Pilcrow) | Alt + 20 | Option + 7 |
| © | Copyright | Alt + 0169 | Option + 1 |
| ® | Registered Trademark | Alt + 0174 | Option + R |
| ™ | Trademark | Alt + 0153 | Option + 2 |
| — | Em Dash | Alt + 0151 | Shift + Option + Minus |
| – | En Dash | Alt + 0150 | Option + Minus |
| Π | Plaintiff (Pi) | Alt + 227 | Option + P |
| Δ | Defendant (Delta) | Alt + 30 | Option + J |
How to customize your own shortcuts
You can easily customize your own shortcuts in Word. Select the legal symbols that you use most frequently and follow these steps to set up your own shortcuts or watch our video to see how it's done.
- Find 'Insert Ω Symbol' in the Insert tab
- Click on 'Ω More Symbols'
- Locate the legal symbol you want to create the shortcut for
- Press the 'Shortcut' key
- Type your shortcut in the ‘Press New Shortcut Key’ box
- Click 'Assign'
- Click 'Close'
Use autocorrect to add the legal symbol for you
Instead of assigning shortcut keys for each legal symbol, you can also hack autocorrect to insert your legal symbols for you by assigning a quick phrase to each symbol. In our video example, we will assign the word 'sects' to autocorrect to the section symbol.
Follow these steps to create your own autocorrect shortcuts:
- Find 'Insert Ω Symbol' in the Insert tab
- Click on 'Ω More Symbols'
- Locate the legal symbol you want to create the shortcut for
- Press the 'AutoCorrect' key
- In the replace box enter in the letters to assign to your legal symbol
- Click 'Add'
- Click 'OK'
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Now type your legal symbol letters, hit the spacebar and AutoCorrect will add the symbol into your Word document.
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If you’ve tried all of these tips but you’re still not convinced then we can also recommend the LegalBoard, a keyboard specifically designed for lawyers.
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