How to Put an Accent on a Letter of a Word Using Your Keyboard. Windows 7 and Microsoft Office Word 2010 can insert accent symbols in a document. Applying accent symbols helps clarify a word's ...

Windows 7 and Microsoft Word allow you to insert symbols above letters without using ribbon commands. For example, work with a Windows PC keyboard to apply keyboard combinations that insert ...

You can add a degree symbol in Word using the keyboard shortcut Alt+0176 or by selecting it among the Symbol options.