Type or Insert Theta symbol in MS Word [ SOLVED ]

INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS A THETA SYMBOL [Θ]?
ADD A THETA SYMBOL IN MS WORD
1.DELIVERY DESK
2.INSERT THETA SYMBOL IN MS WORD USING GOOGLE
3.INSERT THETA SYMBOL IN MS WORD USING SYMBOLS
4.INSERT THETA SYMBOL SMARTLY USING AUTO CORRECT OPTION
CREATING AUTOCORRECT ENTRY FOR THETA SYMBOL
5.INSERT THETA SYMBOL IN WORD USING KEYBOARD
FAQs

INTRODUCTION

MS word is a great application and has the top place in the word processors.

While creating different documents we might need to enter the different characters while creating the documents.

These symbols are handy while making many documents but we find hard to find these symbols as these are not available on the keyboard. The symbols present on the keyboard can be easily found but not these.

So we’ll take up one by one all the symbols and check the main and easy methods only to insert them.The methods, which are easy and you won’t forget easily.

In this article we’ll learn to insert or type THETA symbol in MS WORD.

Let us start.

WHAT IS A THETA SYMBOL [Θ]?

THETA is the eighth letter of the GREEK ALPHABET.Let us try to learn this with the help of an example.

Greek Symbols have been used to denote the scientific parameters for so long that they have become the standards.

Most commonly small theta [ θ ] is used to show the angle in the plane geometry.

Similarly CAPITAL THETA [ Θ ] is used to show the temperature as SI unit , brain waves frequency etc.

While using the word document to create any write up where we need to insert the theta symbol, we’ll need to insert the theta symbol.

These symbols are not present on the keyboard directly which create the need to learn the different ways to insert or type the theta symbol in word.

ADD A THETA SYMBOL IN MS WORD

There can be different ways of creating or inserting or typing an THETA symbol in your document in MS WORD .

We’ll go through each of the method one by one to search out the options for finding out the ways to add THETA symbol.

DIFFERENT METHODS OF TYPING OR INSERTING THETA SYMBOL

DELIVERY DESK
USING GOOGLE
USING SYMBOL
USING AUTO CORRECT OPTION
USING KEYBOARD

1.DELIVERY DESK

It’s always great to learn new things.

You must go through the article to learn new ways of inserting the THETA SYMBOL in MS WORD but if you want it instantly, you can copy it from here and it’ll work all fine in your MS WORD documents.

The symbol copied from here will respond to the font as well as size.

STEPS TO COPY THE THETA SYMBOL

Select the given theta symbol. [ Capital or Small ]
Select the cell in the sheet where you want to insert the symbol.
Press CTRL+V or Right Click > Paste.
The THETA SYMBOL will be inserted.

θ – SMALL THETA
Θ – CAPITAL THETA

2.INSERT THETA SYMBOL IN MS WORD USING GOOGLE

We all have such a vast knowledge of our work area, we all do. But what happens when we don’t use some special knowledge for a long time, we start forgetting it. This is a case with each one of us.

So it is quite possible that we forget the procedures of symbol insertion by the time of the need. So this method is for those friends who have forgot the symbol insertion methods.

Here are the steps.

Open google.com in your browser.
Type in the searchbox Theta symbol. (no need to ask for the procedure)
The following picture will appear on the screen. There can be a bit difference too due to region etc.

Now look at the page and search for an THETA SYMBOL but mind it, we don’t want an image.
Most of the bigger pictures are images, we want text, so select the one which is shown in the picture as selected and copy it. [For copying select the symbol and press CTRL+C or use RIGHT CLICK and choose COPY]
For reference , the picture above shows the selected characters.
Paste it anywhere in the sheet. [Select the cell and press CTRL+V or RIGHT CLICK and choose PASTE.
The copied symbol will respond to font size as well as to font.

NOTE: Don’t copy the image by change. Image is tough to handle and won’t respond to the font and text size.

**PASTING THE THETA SYMBOL IN THE WORD DOCUMENT**

3.INSERT THETA SYMBOL IN MS WORD USING SYMBOLS

The other method of inserting an THETA symbol is using the SYMBOL INSERTION FACILITY.

There is a complete table in the MICROSOFT WORD having a full fledged list of a big number of symbols from where we can choose the symbols we like.

Follow the following steps to insert the symbol in the WORD using symbol dialog box.

STEPS

Open the MS WORD software.
Go to INSERT TAB and CLICK SYMBOL or Press ALT+N+U to open the SYMBOL DIALOG BOX directly.

Refer to the picture given below.
Choose FONT as NORMAL TEXT.
Choose SUBSET as GREEK AND COPTIC.

IF YOU DON'T SEE SUBSET OPTION, GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DIALOG BOX, AND SET THE FROM FIELD AS UNICODE(HEX).

Select the SMALL THETA OR CAPITAL THETA SYMBOL from the list and click INSERT.
The THETA symbol will get inserted in the selected cell.

**CHOOSING THETA SYMBOL FROM SPECIAL CHARACTERS**

Click INSERT and the THETA symbol will be inserted.

4.INSERT THETA SYMBOL SMARTLY USING AUTO CORRECT OPTION

Have you ever tried to type (c) in Word??

If you haven’t tried, try it right now. You would find that it’ll get converted into © symbol.

It happens because of the AUTOCORRECT option in the MS WORD.

Sometimes this autocorrect option can be irritating, but we can make use of this option to insert THETA symbol directly just by entering any shortcut name such as (theta) or anything which you think you are not going to use as a text in your document.

So, let us try to learn to create one entry so that our application might help us to get the small theta or capital theta symbol directly.

CREATING AUTOCORRECT ENTRY FOR THETA SYMBOL

FOLLOW THE STEPS TO INSERT THE THETA SYMBOL BY PUTTING THE ENTRY IN AUTOCORRECT OPTIONS.

Go to FILE and choose OPTIONS.

As we choose options , following window will open.

On the left choose PROOFING.

As we click PROOFING, choose AUTOCORRECT OPTIONS from the options under PROOFING.

After we click AUTO CORRECT options, following window will open.
In the field REPLACE add the symbol which you want to be auto corrected by the Word automatically.
Across the REPLACE , paste the THETA symbol which you can copy from any methods discussed above.
Click ADD.
The auto correct pair will be added.

We are done.

We can try this by just typing the word we fixed for autocorrection i.e. (theta) and it’ll be converted into SMALL THETA SYMBOL as shown in the picture below.

5.INSERT THETA SYMBOL IN WORD USING KEYBOARD

There is another very fast method of inserting any character or to be specific THETA SYMBOL in our case, in the the document instantly.

The method is to insert the THETA symbol using the keyboard shortcuts which will save us from following the long steps.

We have two different ways to insert the THETA symbol in MS word directly.

Using Character Code.
Using ALT+X

USING CHARACTER CODE:

The method is to press ALT and press the CHARACTER CODE WHILE THE ALT KEY IS PRESSED

But for our case, we need to first select the font and then press ALT and press 233 WHILE ALT IS PRESSED.

THE ALT CODE FOR THE THETA [ CAPITAL ] SYMBOL IS 233.
THERE IS NO ALT CODE FOR THE SMALL THETA.

**ADDING** **THETA SYMBOL USING KEYBOARD**

USING ALT+X

One more super efficient method in MS WORD is with the use of ALT+X.

Simply type the UNICODE of the character and press ALT+X.

THE UNICODE FOR THE SMALL THETA SYMBOL IS 03B8 [HEX].

THE UNICODE FOR THE CAPITAL THETA SYMBOL IS 0398[HEX]

The unicode will be converted to the respective character.

The following animation shows the process.

FAQs

WHAT IS THE KEYBOARD SHORTCUT TO INSERT THETA SYMBOL IN MS WORD?

Simply press ALT and keep it pressed.

Press 2, 3 , 3 in the sequence as we keep the ALT PRESSED.

So these were a few methods of inserting CAPITAL THETA symbol in excel.
Although there can be a few more too but these are the most easiest and useful ones. Because after all, the main aim is to the work fast and efficiently.

WHAT IS THE ALT CODE OF THETA SYMBOL ?

ALT CODE is available for only capital theta symbol.

The ALT CODE for theta symbol is 233.

PRESS AND HOLD ALT AND PRESS 2 FOLLOWED BY 3 AND 3.

RELEASE ALT KEY. THE THETA SYMBOL WILL APPEAR.

WHAT IS THE UNICODE OF THETA SYMBOL?