Type Arrows in Regular Text

Problem: You're typing an email, a message, a document, a blog or some other such thing that doesn't have an "Insert Symbol" function and you want to put some arrows in it.

Solution: Go to Wikipedia's Arrow (symbol) page → highlight the arrow you want → copy (Ctrl+C) & paste (Ctrl+V)

Inserting Unicode Characters

Problem: You're typing something in some Microsoft program that uses the Insert > Symbol command to insert one of those funny little characters you can't find on your keyboard, but it's a symbol you use so often that going Insert > Symbol every time w/your mouse has you royally ticked.

Solution:

1. Find the Unicode character number
2. Go back to your document & type in those numbers
3. Press Alt+X