
The Customize Keyboard dialog box appears as follows: Test the shortcut in your document by pressing the assigned keys. Typically the location for these shortcuts is the Normal (or default) template. Be careful not to override a useful built-in shortcut. Don't type any text, just press the keys. Press the keys you want to assign (such as Ctrl + Alt + Q).Click in the box below Assign New Shortcut key.Position the cursor in a Word document where you want to insert the symbol.To create a keyboard shortcut for the square root symbol: If you insert the square root symbol frequently, you can create your own keyboard shortcut for the symbol in Word. Insert the square root symbol using a custom keyboard shortcut If you don't have a numeric keypad on your laptop, you may be able to access number keys at the top of your keyboard in combination with another key (like Fn). If the sequence doesn't work, press NumLock on the numeric keypad. Press and hold Alt + 251 on the numeric keypad.Position the cursor where you want to insert the square root symbol.To insert the square root symbol in a Word document using Alt: Insert the square root symbol using an Alt code keyboard shortcut The Insert Symbol dialog box appears as follows (with √ selected):Ģ. Scroll through the list of symbols until you find the square root symbol (√) and then click it.


Select Mathematical Operators from the Subset drop-down menu.Select (normal text) from the Font drop-down menu.


Insert the Square Root or Radical Symbol in Microsoft Word Documentsīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated February 10, 2023Īpplies to: Microsoft ® Word ® 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 or 365 (Windows)
