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Not all the letters of the alphabet in the "Insert symbol" function are
available with macrons (-) over them... is there a method of inserting a
macron over any letter of the alphabet in a similar manner in which one
would, say, type CTRL + ATL +' to insert an acute accent over "e"?
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Try Ctrl+Shift+~, then press the letter. There is a great MVP paper on this
at
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...tSpecChars.htm.

See KB Article 269750 for other details, including references to the Visual
Keyboard. Note that this may be for Word 2000 but it works in later
versions as well.



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Not all the letters of the alphabet in the "Insert symbol" function are
available with macrons (-) over them... is there a method of inserting a
macron over any letter of the alphabet in a similar manner in which one
would, say, type CTRL + ATL +' to insert an acute accent over "e"?



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See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm .

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Not all the letters of the alphabet in the "Insert symbol" function are
available with macrons (-) over them... is there a method of inserting a
macron over any letter of the alphabet in a similar manner in which one
would, say, type CTRL + ATL +' to insert an acute accent over "e"?


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"Joe McGuire" wrote

Try Ctrl+Shift+~, then press the letter.


Actually that gives you a squiggle over the letter, not a macron.

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The "squiggle" is called a tilde.

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"Joe McGuire" wrote

Try Ctrl+Shift+~, then press the letter.


Actually that gives you a squiggle over the letter, not a macron.

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"Joe McGuire" wrote:

Try Ctrl+Shift+~, then press the letter.


But this gives you a CAPITAL letter N with the tilde, not a small n. A
capitol n with tilde is rarely needed. I used to be able to do this function
quickly, but Microsoft in its continuing quest for making it more difficult
to do (or find instructions for) simple things, seems to have changed the
method. Especially regarding 2007. To have to go searching for an article
explaining how to do such simple things as this is ludicrous. The
instructions under Special Characters is very bundlesome and non-direct.


There is a great MVP paper on this
at
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...tSpecChars.htm.

See KB Article 269750 for other details, including references to the Visual
Keyboard. Note that this may be for Word 2000 but it works in later
versions as well.



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Not all the letters of the alphabet in the "Insert symbol" function are
available with macrons (-) over them... is there a method of inserting a
macron over any letter of the alphabet in a similar manner in which one
would, say, type CTRL + ATL +' to insert an acute accent over "e"?




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On May 15, 8:22*pm, del wrote:
"Joe McGuire" wrote:
Try Ctrl+Shift+~, then press the letter. *


But this gives you a CAPITAL letter N with the tilde, not a small n. *


Only if you are still holding the shift key when you type the n.

A
capitol n with tilde is rarely needed. *I used to be able to do this function
quickly, but Microsoft in its continuing quest for making it more difficult
to do (or find instructions for) simple things, seems to have changed the
method. Especially regarding 2007. *To have to go searching for an article
explaining how to do such simple things as this is ludicrous. * The
instructions under Special Characters is very bundlesome and non-direct.


The typing of the basic accented letters has not changed one bit
between W2003 and W2007.

There is a great MVP paper on this
at
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...tSpecChars.htm.


See KB Article 269750 for other details, including references to the Visual
Keyboard. *Note that this may be for Word 2000 but it works in later
versions as well.


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On Monday, October 16, 2006 at 3:36:02 PM UTC+13, Covadairia wrote:
Not all the letters of the alphabet in the "Insert symbol" function are
available with macrons (-) over them... is there a method of inserting a
macron over any letter of the alphabet in a similar manner in which one
would, say, type CTRL + ATL +' to insert an acute accent over "e"?


you can but you need a add on on your google docs please reply
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On Monday, October 16, 2006 at 3:36:02 PM UTC+13, Covadairia wrote:
Not all the letters of the alphabet in the "Insert symbol" function are
available with macrons (-) over them... is there a method of inserting a
macron over any letter of the alphabet in a similar manner in which one
would, say, type CTRL + ATL +' to insert an acute accent over "e"?


you are dumb
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