Insert Symbol For both Mac and Windows, Canvas has an Insert Symbol command. •   While in text edit mode, place the text I-beam at the location that you wish to insert the symbol. •   Choose Text > Insert. •   Select a symbol from the submenu list and release the mouse. •   The selected symbol will automatically be inserted. Note: For special characters that are not present on the submenu, you must use the Character Map (Windows) or Keycaps (Mac). Typographic quotes You can set a preference so Canvas inserts typographic (“curly”) quotation marks in text you type. For more information, see “Use Smart Quotes,” page 15.228. To control line breaks “Soft” returns are forced line breaks which do not create new para- graphs. £ Option + 3 § Option + 6 Option + 7 Option + 8 ® Option + r © Option + g Character Mac Keystroke Insert Symbol menu (Windows) Insert Symbol menu (Mac) After using the insert symbol command.
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