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Q77829: WD97: Creating Special Characters with Overstrike

Article: Q77829
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbualink97 word97 kbPrinting
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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In Microsoft Word, you may want to use a character that is not supported by the
ANSI character set or by your printer. You can create such characters by
combining two characters using the overstrike capabilities of the Equation
field.

MORE INFORMATION
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To Use an EQ field:
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To insert the field characters (braces) from the keyboard, press CTRL+F9.

The field {eq \o(o,-)} produces an "o" with a line through it.

  This part of the field  Does this
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  eq                      Tells Word it is an equation field

  \o                      Is the code for overstrike

  (o,-)                   Tells Word to overstrike the "o" with the "-"

You must apply formatting to the '-' character to raise it above the "o". To do
this, follow these steps:

a. On the Format menu, click Font.

b. Click the Character Spacing tab.

c. Click the Position drop-down and select Raised.

You can also use horizontal lines of different sizes and vertical positions to
supplement the dash and underline characters found on the keyboard. Other line
styles include the Times Roman characters 150 (em dash) and 151 (en dash) and
the Symbol characters 45 (similar to a keyboard dash, but longer) and 190. The
em and en dashes are also available in most standard fonts. The Symbol character
190 is the longest available horizontal line character.

Another Example--European "S" with a Superscript Dash (-)
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Use the following eq field to create this character:

  {eq S\d\ba5()\s\up8(-)}

This example takes the uppercase "S" character, moves the (-) character back by 5
points, and then moves it up 8 points.

NOTE: If the overstrike characters do not appear as expected, you may have a
country other than the United States selected in the International dialog box.
To change the country configuration, click the Control Panel icon in Explorer or
Program Manager, click the International icon, and select United States under
Country. The overstrike characters should be positioned correctly.

Additional query words: long short vowel sounds vowels dictionary pronunciation accent accented over-strike strike over diacritical special

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Keywords          : kbprint kbualink97 word97 kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbinfo

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