Here is something many people do not know. Microsoft Word has a nifty feature. You can enter many mathematical and scientific symbols just by typing the name. For example, \degree produces the degree-sign °. Type "\delta \Delta" to get: δ Δ (lowercase delta, uppercase delta). You can easily remember most of the names, although there are some strange ones, such as \vphantom: ⇳.
There are a few that you type without a backslash, such as ~=, +-, >> which produce ≅, ±, ≫. This is much easier than using "Insert" "Symbol" or trying to remember that the degree sign is Alt-0176 (on the keypad). You have to root around to turn this feature on. It is hidden under File > Options > Proofing tab > AutoCorrect Options button > Math AutoCorrect tab. It's like they go out of their way to make these things hard to find! I found a document with list of the Math AutoCorrect symbols from on old version of Word. Here is the download link: https://users.wfu.edu/yipcw/atg/microsoft/office/word2007/mathautocorrect/word2007-math-autocorrect-converted.docx - Jed
