Cool Google Docs “Insert Symbol” Feature

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I was just working on something in Google Docs and needed to insert a letter “a” with a circumflex. I clicked on “insert symbol” and searched for “a,” but none of the options were what I needed. Then I noticed that there was a box where you could use your finger to draw the symbol you needed. (I’m working on a tablet; wouldn’t work with an older computer.)

Well, worth a try, I thought.

Definitely worth a try! Look what I got when I drew a picture of what I was looking for. Thanks, Google!

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About Katherine Wikoff

I am a college professor (PhD in English, concentration rhetoric) at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach film and media studies, political science, digital society, digital storytelling, writing for digital media, and communication. While fragments of my teaching and scholarship interests may quite naturally meander over to my blog, this space is intended to function as a creative outlet, not as part of my professional practice. Opinions are my own, etc.
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2 Responses to Cool Google Docs “Insert Symbol” Feature

  1. Karen J Spivey's avatar Karen J Spivey says:
    January 6, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    Google is amazing! A little scary sometimes, in that it seems it can read my mind, but very cool. I just a new ipad for Christmas. I’ll have to check out some features!! Thanks for the tip! πŸ™‚

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