How to Enter Music Symbols in Word

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Add music notes to your Word documents.
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Taking notes in Microsoft Word usually requires only the skill of typing words using the letters on the keyboard. Making music notes, on the other hand, also requires typing keys, but in distinctly specific ways. Word may not be the ultimate choice for rendering high-level music documents such as symphonies, but through some fancy fingerwork, you can make sweet music right on the page. Word offers the potential to type several hidden symbols, which can make your readers take serious note of your work.

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Step 1

Open Microsoft Word. To add music note symbols to an existing document, click the "File" tab and browse to the file.

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Step 2

Move the cursor to where you want to add the first symbol and click the document.

Step 3

Type the number "266a," press the "Alt" key and then type an "X" to form a quaver. Do not use any spaces or quotation marks.

Step 4

Type "266b," press the "Alt" key and press "X" to form beamed quavers.

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Step 5

Type "266c," press the "Alt" key and press "X" to form beamed semi quavers.

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Step 6

Type "266d," press the "Alt" key and press "X" to form a flat note.

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Step 7

Type "266e," press the "Alt" key and press "X" to form the natural note.

Step 8

Type "266f," press the "Alt" key and press "X" to form the sharp note.

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