Rather than making you scroll the entire Preview area, you can quickly go to the section you want to access via the Subset drop-down list, shown in Figure 6, below.This option to choose a specific font can be beneficial if you want to access a dingbat font, such as Wingdings, as shown in Figure 5, below.įigure 5: Choose to insert characters from a dingbat font.However, you can change the font to a particular one by clicking the required font within the Font dropdown list, as shown in Figure 4, below.įigure 4: Insert symbols by choosing a specific font By default, PowerPoint does not choose any particular font and any symbol you select will work with all fonts.Options in this dialog box are explained, as marked in Figure 3, above.This brings up the Symbol dialog box, that you can see in Figure 3, below.Access the Insert tab of the Ribbon, and click the Symbol button, as shown in Figure 2, below.Doing so establishes an insertion point, as shown in Figure 1, below.
Click at the point where you want to add a symbol. Next, find a container object that uses text, such as a text placeholder, a text box, a shape, a table, a chart, or anything else. Open your existing presentation, or create a new one.Let us now explore how you can add symbols within your text containers in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows. Do you want to add a degree symbol on your slide? Or do you want to add one of the currency symbols? Or even trademark or copyright symbols? PowerPoint provides several ways to add such symbols, but the most straightforward option is to use the Symbol dialog box.
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