The Ctrl+Shift+~ won't work with X because there is no single character in
the font that combines an X and a tilde.
In the Overbar article, look at Figure 8 and the paragraph that precedes it
("If you find that the overbar is too high or low to display properly...").
Another alternative is a different tilde character from the "combining
diacritical marks" part of the Unicode fonts. If you have Word 2002 or 2003,
first type
X0303
and then press Alt+X. The 0303 is the code number for the combining tilde,
which will automatically appear over the X.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:
http://word.mvps.org
Barb Reinhardt wrote:
I'd like to type a X with a tilde over it and have had no success.
I've tried CTRL SHIFT ~ and n and don't have a problem, but when I
enter X instead, nothing. I've also tried using the field codes
listed here
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm
But the tilde is not above the X, it's through the middle of it.
Suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Barb Reinhardt