Hotkey/Shortcuts for Inserting/Typing Greek Letters and Symbols into MS Word for APA Style (alpha, beta, chi, dagger) for PC and Mac

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Greek Letter /
Symbol		1. Alt Method2. Unicode Method
αAlt
+
224		Type 03b1,
then Alt+x
βAlt
+
946		Type 03b2,
then Alt+x
π (pi)Alt
+
960		Type 03c0,
then Alt+x
χ (chi)Alt
+
967		Type 03c7,
then Alt+x
† (dagger)Alt
+ 0134 		Type 2020,
then Alt+x

1. The easiest method: Alt Method

Press and hold Alt, then type the unique number for each letter/symbol.

  • alpha (α): Press and hold Alt, then type 224 using the numeric keypad.
  • beta (β): Press and hold Alt, then type 946 using the numeric keypad.
  • pi (π): Press and hold Alt, then type 960 using the numeric keypad.
  • chi (χ): Press and hold Alt, then type 967 using the numeric keypad.
  • dagger (†): Press and hold Alt, then type 0134 using the numeric keypad.

2. The second easiest method: Unicode Method

Type the Unicode, then, press and hold Alt, then hit x.

  • alpha (α): Type 03b1, then press and hold Alt, then hit x.
  • beta (β): Type 03b2, then press and hold Alt, then hit x.
  • pi (π): Type 03c0, then press and hold Alt, then hit x.
  • chi (χ): Type 03c7, then press and hold Alt, then hit x.
  • dagger (†): Type 2020, then press and hold Alt, then hit x.
Greek Letter /
Symbol		1. Alt Method2. Unicode Method
αAlt
+
224		Type 03b1,
then Alt+x
βAlt
+
946		Type 03b2,
then Alt+x
π (pi)Alt
+
960		Type 03c0,
then Alt+x
χ (chi)Alt
+
967		Type 03c7,
then Alt+x
† (dagger)Alt
+ 0134 		Type 2020,
then Alt+x

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