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This wikiHow will teach you how to add a cross mark symbol or × in a Word document using the symbols menu in Windows and Mac or an alt code. If you have a 10-digit numerical keypad, you can use the ALT code , which is Alt + 0215 .

Keyboard Cross Symbol

You can use the ALT code method to produce a small cross mark (×). Simply press "ALT + 0215".

  1. You can either open Word, then go to File > Open to open your document, or you can right-click your document file and click Open with > Word .
    • You can also create a new, blank document.
  2. The cursor defaults to the last place it was when you last worked on the document or in the most upper left corner of a new document.
    • You can use the ALT code Alt + 0215 instead of continuing through with the rest of this method, though that alt code will produce a small cross mark (×). If you want to read more about ALT codes, read How toType Symbols Using the ALT Key . [1]
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  3. You'll see this along the top of your document space next to the Home tab. [2]
    • If you're using a Mac, you'll see this along the top of your screen, and it will produce a drop-down menu.
  4. You'll see this in the far right of the menu in the Symbols grouping.
    • If you're using a Mac, you'll find this in the middle of the drop-down menu.
  5. You'll see this at the bottom of the menu. [3]
    • If you're using a Mac, the button is Advanced Symbol instead. A window will pop up and you can click to select the cross mark symbol and click Insert . [4]
  6. You'll find this under the Symbols tab.
  7. You'll see the cross mark symbol appear in the document where your cursor is located. [5]
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      1. Open your document in Word.
      2. Click where you want to add the symbol.
      3. Click the Insert tab.
      4. Click Symbol .
      5. Click to select Wingdings 2 from the font drop-down menu.
      6. Click to select the cross mark symbol and click Insert .

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