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If you are writing any technical or mathematical content in Microsoft Word, then it is very much likely that it contains Greek alphabets or Greek letters. They are widely used in fields of science and engineering to demote various constants, values and phenomenon / particle.

Greek Alphabets

Keyboard Shortcuts For Word

Keyboard shortcuts can save you a lot of time, so here's a guide to the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Word you should start using today. Check out the products mentioned in this article. Microsoft Word is undoubtedly one of the best word processors around. Whether you want to write a letter, story, essay, or something else entirely, Microsoft Word can handle it. To become a Word expert, you need to master its keyboard shortcuts. I'm away from my desktop where Word 2003 is still installed, and I don't recall all the menus and their shortcuts. If no one else replies, I'll post some in a couple of days. Meanwhile, if you want to experiment, press Ctrl+Alt+number-pad-plus-sign and then press some Alt-key shortcut. The keyboard shortcut assignment dialog will open and show.

Greek alphabet has both capital and small versions. All the Greek alphabets finds it use in science and mathematics. However, unlike Latin based script that used 26 letters, Greek only has 24 letters. For a complete list of upper and lower case Greek alphabet visit blog.

Microsoft Word shortcut for Greek Alphabet

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There are many ways to type Greek alphabet in Microsoft Word. Novice users use the Graphical User Interface (GUI) method to insert Greek Alphabets. It involves navigating Insert Tab and selecting desired Greek symbol from Symbols. However, this method is cumbersome and inefficient as it takes multiple click.

LaTeX type shortcut for Greek Alphabets in Ms Word

Many users prefer LaTeXtype shortcut for tying Greek Alphabets. However, very few Microsoft Word users know that similar shortcut exists in Ms Word too. Table below lists Ms Word shortcut for Greek Alphabets.

Ms Word Alt code for Greek Alphabets

You can quickly get Greek letter using Alt shortcut. Press Alt key and following 3 digit number for Greek alphabet before releasing Alt key.

Name	Greek Alphabet	Equation Editor Shortcut	Alt Code Shortcut
Alpha	α	alpha	Alt + 945
Beta	β	beta	Alt + 946
Gamma	γ	gamma	Alt + 947
Delta	δ	delta	Alt + 948
Epsilon	ε	epsilon	Alt + 949
Zeta	ζ	zeta	Alt + 950
Eta	η	eta	Alt + 951
Theta	θ	theta	Alt + 952
Iota	ι	iota	Alt + 953
Kappa	κ	kappa	Alt + 954
Lambda	λ	lambda	Alt + 955
Mu	μ	mu	Alt + 956
Nu	ν	nu	Alt + 957
Xi	ξ	xi	Alt + 958
Omicorn	o	omicorn	Alt + 959
Pi	π	pi	Alt + 960
Rho	ρ	rho	Alt + 961
Sigma	σ	sigma	Alt + 963
Tau	τ	tau	Alt + 964
Upsilon	υ	upsilon	Alt + 965
Phi	φ	phi	Alt + 966
Chi	χ	chi	Alt + 967
Psi	ψ	psi	Alt + 968
Omega	ω	omega	Alt + 969

Name [latexpage]	Greek Alphabet	Equation Editor Shortcut	Alt Code Shortcut
Alpha	A	Alpha	ALT + 913
Beta	B	Beta	ALT + 914
Gamma	Gamma	Alt + 915
Delta	Delta	Alt + 916
Epsilon	E	Epsilon	Alt + 917
Zeta	Z	Zeta	Alt + 918
Eta	H	Eta	Alt + 919
Theta	Theta	Alt + 920
Iota	I	Iota	Alt + 921
Kappa	K	Kappa	Alt + 922
Lambda	Lambda	Alt + 923
Mu	M	Mu	Alt + 924
Nu	N	Nu	Alt + 925
Xi	Xi	Alt + 926
Omicorn	O	O	Alt + 927
Pi	Pi	Alt + 928
Rho	P	Rho	Alt + 929
Sigma	Sigma	Alt + 931
Tau	T	Tau	Alt + 932
Upsilon	Upsilon	Alt + 933
Phi	Phi	Alt + 934
Chi	X	Chi	Alt + 935
Psi	Psi	Alt + 936
Omega	Omega	Alt + 937

Conclusion

LaTeX way of typing Greek alphabet is the fastest and easiest way. Study shows that it can use save up to 80% of equation writing time. Another time saving method is Alt method but you need to remember unique 3 digit number for each Greek letter.