How To Put Less Than Or Equal To In Excel

When working with data in Microsoft Excel, precise and accurate representation is crucial. There may be times when you need to express relationships between values, such as indicating that one value is less than or equal to another. One way to achieve this is by inserting the ‘Less Than or Equal to’ symbol (≤) into your Excel spreadsheet. In this article, we will explore various methods to effortlessly insert this symbol, allowing you to enhance the clarity and professionalism of your data.

Method 1 – Using Shortcut Key

Step 1 – Select A Cell

• Select the cell and ensure that you are in edit mode. If not, double-click the cell or press the F2 key to enter edit mode.

Step 2 – Apply Shortcut Key

• Press and hold the Alt key on your keyboard.
• While holding the Alt key, type the code “243” using the numeric keypad. If you use the numbers keys from the number row on top of alphabets then this method won’t work.
• Release the Alt key, and the “Less Than or Equal to” symbol (≤) will appear in the cell.

Step 3 – Symbol Inserted

• The less than or equal to symbol inserted in the Excel sheet.

Method 2 – Using Insert Symbol Feature

Step 1 – Select A Cell

• Select the cell and ensure that you are in edit mode. If not, double-click the cell or press the F2 key to enter edit mode.

Step 2 – Go To The Insert Tab

• Go to the “Insert” tab in the Excel ribbon.
• In the “Symbols” group, click on the “Symbol” button. A drop-down menu will appear.
• From the drop-down menu, select “Symbols.” The “Symbol” dialog box will open.

Step 3 – Symbol Dialog Box

• In the “Symbol” dialog box, select “Mathematical Operators” from the “Subset” drop-down menu.
• Select “Unicode (hex)”.
• Scroll down to find the “Less Than or Equal to” symbol (≤).
• Click on the symbol to select it.
• Click the “Insert” button to insert the symbol into the cell.
• Close the “Symbol” dialog box.

Step 4 – Less Than Or Equal To Symbol Inserted

• The “Less Than or Equal to” symbol (≤) will now be inserted into the selected cell in Excel.

Method 3 – Using Equation To Insert Symbol

Step 1 – Go To The Insert Tab

• Go to the “Insert” tab in the Excel ribbon.
• In the “Symbols” group, click on the “Symbol” button. A drop-down menu will appear.
• From the drop-down menu, select “Equation.” The “Equation” text box will appear on your screen.

Step 2 – Go To The Equation Tab

• Go to the “Equation” tab in the Excel ribbon.
• In the “Symbols” group, click on the “Less Than or Equal to Symbol”.
• The symbol will be inserted in the cell.
• Format it as per your requirements.

Step 3 – Less Than Or Equal To Symbol Inserted

• The “Less Than or Equal to” symbol (≤) will now be inserted into the selected cell in Excel.