I'm creating a form (it will be printed and filled out manually), and I'd
like to give them one of those AM/PM selections where the AM is on top and
the PM is on the bottom. Is there a font that has this as a character?
Alternatively, is there another way to create it?

You could do it with an EQ field. What you need is the "array" switch. See
Word's Help topic "Field codes: Eq (Equation) field."

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"Jen" wrote in message
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I'm creating a form (it will be printed and filled out manually), and I'd
like to give them one of those AM/PM selections where the AM is on top and
the PM is on the bottom. Is there a font that has this as a character?
Alternatively, is there another way to create it?

Thanks Suzanne - I gave it a try and it works, but still not exactly what I
was looking for. It is bigger than a regular line, so it messes up the line
spacing.

I know I see this on printed forms all the time - I guess was hoping that
there was a special character somewhere that could accomplish it. Oh
well...guess I will stick with the old "AM/PM" on one line.

Thanks though - I didn't know it was possible to do this, and I'm sure it
will come in handy in the future.

Jen

Change the font size to half the size of the text font or use small caps. Be
creative! You can edit the EQ field by pressing Alt+F9 to display the field
code. You can select the text in the field code and apply font formatting as
you would to any other text.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jen" wrote in message
...
Thanks Suzanne - I gave it a try and it works, but still not exactly what
I
was looking for. It is bigger than a regular line, so it messes up the
line
spacing.

I know I see this on printed forms all the time - I guess was hoping that
there was a special character somewhere that could accomplish it. Oh
well...guess I will stick with the old "AM/PM" on one line.

Thanks though - I didn't know it was possible to do this, and I'm sure it
will come in handy in the future.

Jen

Maybe still not exactly what you want, but try the macro at
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm
which will format text to look like a fraction as well as numbers.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Jen wrote:
Thanks Suzanne - I gave it a try and it works, but still not exactly
what I was looking for. It is bigger than a regular line, so it
messes up the line spacing.

I know I see this on printed forms all the time - I guess was hoping
that there was a special character somewhere that could accomplish
it. Oh well...guess I will stick with the old "AM/PM" on one line.

Thanks though - I didn't know it was possible to do this, and I'm
sure it will come in handy in the future.

Jen

But will they have a line between them? That's why I recommended the array
switch for the EQ field rather than the fraction switch.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Maybe still not exactly what you want, but try the macro at
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm
which will format text to look like a fraction as well as numbers.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Jen wrote:
Thanks Suzanne - I gave it a try and it works, but still not exactly
what I was looking for. It is bigger than a regular line, so it
messes up the line spacing.

I know I see this on printed forms all the time - I guess was hoping
that there was a special character somewhere that could accomplish
it. Oh well...guess I will stick with the old "AM/PM" on one line.

Thanks though - I didn't know it was possible to do this, and I'm
sure it will come in handy in the future.

Jen

It will look like ½ only with am where the 1 is and pm where the 2 is
The macro doesn't actually use the fraction switch but creates the
'fraction' from formatted characters.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But will they have a line between them? That's why I recommended the
array switch for the EQ field rather than the fraction switch.


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Maybe still not exactly what you want, but try the macro at
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm
which will format text to look like a fraction as well as numbers.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Jen wrote:
Thanks Suzanne - I gave it a try and it works, but still not exactly
what I was looking for. It is bigger than a regular line, so it
messes up the line spacing.

I know I see this on printed forms all the time - I guess was hoping
that there was a special character somewhere that could accomplish
it. Oh well...guess I will stick with the old "AM/PM" on one line.

Thanks though - I didn't know it was possible to do this, and I'm
sure it will come in handy in the future.

Jen

Well, that may be an acceptable alternative, but it's not what the OP asked
for, which was AM directly above PM (no line).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It will look like ½ only with am where the 1 is and pm where the 2 is
The macro doesn't actually use the fraction switch but creates the
'fraction' from formatted characters.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But will they have a line between them? That's why I recommended the
array switch for the EQ field rather than the fraction switch.


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Maybe still not exactly what you want, but try the macro at
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm
which will format text to look like a fraction as well as numbers.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Jen wrote:
Thanks Suzanne - I gave it a try and it works, but still not exactly
what I was looking for. It is bigger than a regular line, so it
messes up the line spacing.

I know I see this on printed forms all the time - I guess was hoping
that there was a special character somewhere that could accomplish
it. Oh well...guess I will stick with the old "AM/PM" on one line.

Thanks though - I didn't know it was possible to do this, and I'm
sure it will come in handy in the future.

Jen