{"id":11046,"date":"2024-03-26T15:56:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clio.com\/uk\/?p=11046"},"modified":"2024-06-21T13:51:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:51:37","slug":"legal-symbols-keyboard-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clio.com\/uk\/blog\/legal-symbols-keyboard-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Symbols Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide for Solicitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

When looking to enhance your law firm using technology, people often think about adding new tools. But another way to enhance your legal practice is to better use the technology you already possess. You probably already know that solicitors spend a large portion of their time drafting documents. This is why getting the most out of your word processing program is a great way to leverage technology, reduce errors, and create better documents. One easy trick to learn is keyboard shortcuts for legal symbols.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keyboard shortcuts for Legal Symbols: Windows and Macs<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Symbol<\/span><\/td>\nUse<\/span><\/td>\nWindows Shortcut<\/span><\/td>\nMac Shortcut<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a7<\/span><\/td>\nSection<\/span><\/td>\nAlt + 0167<\/span><\/td>\nOption+6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b6<\/span><\/td>\nParagraph<\/span><\/td>\nAlt + 0182<\/span><\/td>\nOption+7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a9<\/span><\/td>\nCopyright<\/span><\/td>\nAlt + 0169<\/span><\/td>\nOption+g<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2122<\/span><\/td>\nTrademark<\/span><\/td>\nAlt + 0153<\/span><\/td>\nOption+2*<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00ae<\/span><\/td>\nRegistered Trademark<\/span><\/td>\nAlt + 0174<\/span><\/td>\nOption+r<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*If using this shortcut gives you a \u20ac symbol, try Option+shift+2.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Keyboard shortcuts are a combination of keys that insert a special character or trigger a special action within a computer program. Inserting special symbols without a keyboard shortcut requires a lot of extra clicking around, which is tedious and time-consuming. For example, when you need to include the section symbol in a brief, you can take the following steps in Word:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  1. Select the Insert tab in the ribbon.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Click Advanced Symbol<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Click the Special Characters tab<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Select the Section symbol<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Click the Insert button<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The faster way is to just press the Option+6 buttons on your Mac keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Both Mac and Windows computers have keyboard shortcuts already built in. But how you trigger them is different. In Windows, you press and hold the Alt key<\/strong> and then type the numerical sequence<\/strong> listed in the table above. For the section symbol on a Windows computer, you would press and hold the Alt key<\/strong>. Next, type the numbers, \u201c0167,\u201d<\/strong> and then release the Alt key<\/strong>. This would create the section symbol (\u00a7) in your text. While Windows\u2019 Alt keyboard combinations are vast, there are only a few symbols needed in legal document drafting. Mac has simpler keyboard shortcuts for these symbols.<\/p>\n

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