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I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who
do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode
character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question
twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited,
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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Thankyou Suzanne. I think I understand the process now, but my version of
Word seems to be too old to get exactly where I'm trying to get to, as it has no box into which I can type the glyph reference 030D. I presume I need to upgrade my version of Word to solve this. Meanwhile I have a friend who is also interested and he has a new PC and more recent software. We may try to sort this on his system first, then, if I may, I will come back to you if I have any remaining questions. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited, http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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Creating an accent above any letter in word
You should be able to do this in Word 97 and above. In the Insert | Symbol
dialog, scroll to the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset and then look for the symbol. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thankyou Suzanne. I think I understand the process now, but my version of Word seems to be too old to get exactly where I'm trying to get to, as it has no box into which I can type the glyph reference 030D. I presume I need to upgrade my version of Word to solve this. Meanwhile I have a friend who is also interested and he has a new PC and more recent software. We may try to sort this on his system first, then, if I may, I will come back to you if I have any remaining questions. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited, http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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Yes I have managed it now, Suzanne. Need to do some fine tuning in the
formatting though, as the line is a bit low and cuts into the top of the letter, which I don't want. Once I have figured all that, I reckon I can autotext it and I should be home and dry. Cheers, jayno55 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You should be able to do this in Word 97 and above. In the Insert | Symbol dialog, scroll to the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset and then look for the symbol. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thankyou Suzanne. I think I understand the process now, but my version of Word seems to be too old to get exactly where I'm trying to get to, as it has no box into which I can type the glyph reference 030D. I presume I need to upgrade my version of Word to solve this. Meanwhile I have a friend who is also interested and he has a new PC and more recent software. We may try to sort this on his system first, then, if I may, I will come back to you if I have any remaining questions. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited, http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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I assume you can apply the usual Raised/Lowered font formatting to it.
-- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Yes I have managed it now, Suzanne. Need to do some fine tuning in the formatting though, as the line is a bit low and cuts into the top of the letter, which I don't want. Once I have figured all that, I reckon I can autotext it and I should be home and dry. Cheers, jayno55 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You should be able to do this in Word 97 and above. In the Insert | Symbol dialog, scroll to the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset and then look for the symbol. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thankyou Suzanne. I think I understand the process now, but my version of Word seems to be too old to get exactly where I'm trying to get to, as it has no box into which I can type the glyph reference 030D. I presume I need to upgrade my version of Word to solve this. Meanwhile I have a friend who is also interested and he has a new PC and more recent software. We may try to sort this on his system first, then, if I may, I will come back to you if I have any remaining questions. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited, http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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I hope so. I'll have to try it next weekend though to see. I have to do the
day job for the next few days! I'll let you know how it goes when I come back to it. j "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I assume you can apply the usual Raised/Lowered font formatting to it. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Yes I have managed it now, Suzanne. Need to do some fine tuning in the formatting though, as the line is a bit low and cuts into the top of the letter, which I don't want. Once I have figured all that, I reckon I can autotext it and I should be home and dry. Cheers, jayno55 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You should be able to do this in Word 97 and above. In the Insert | Symbol dialog, scroll to the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset and then look for the symbol. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thankyou Suzanne. I think I understand the process now, but my version of Word seems to be too old to get exactly where I'm trying to get to, as it has no box into which I can type the glyph reference 030D. I presume I need to upgrade my version of Word to solve this. Meanwhile I have a friend who is also interested and he has a new PC and more recent software. We may try to sort this on his system first, then, if I may, I will come back to you if I have any remaining questions. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited, http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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Creating an accent above any letter in word
hey ho, ignore my last message Suzanne - couldn't resist spending more time
on it this morning and have now got it all working excellently and my new characters are safely banked in Autotext. Please enjoy your day. You've helped a stranger (from the UK)! jayno55 :-)) "jayno55" wrote: I hope so. I'll have to try it next weekend though to see. I have to do the day job for the next few days! I'll let you know how it goes when I come back to it. j "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I assume you can apply the usual Raised/Lowered font formatting to it. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Yes I have managed it now, Suzanne. Need to do some fine tuning in the formatting though, as the line is a bit low and cuts into the top of the letter, which I don't want. Once I have figured all that, I reckon I can autotext it and I should be home and dry. Cheers, jayno55 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You should be able to do this in Word 97 and above. In the Insert | Symbol dialog, scroll to the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset and then look for the symbol. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thankyou Suzanne. I think I understand the process now, but my version of Word seems to be too old to get exactly where I'm trying to get to, as it has no box into which I can type the glyph reference 030D. I presume I need to upgrade my version of Word to solve this. Meanwhile I have a friend who is also interested and he has a new PC and more recent software. We may try to sort this on his system first, then, if I may, I will come back to you if I have any remaining questions. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited, http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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Creating an accent above any letter in word
Glad I could be of assistance (eventually).
-- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... hey ho, ignore my last message Suzanne - couldn't resist spending more time on it this morning and have now got it all working excellently and my new characters are safely banked in Autotext. Please enjoy your day. You've helped a stranger (from the UK)! jayno55 :-)) "jayno55" wrote: I hope so. I'll have to try it next weekend though to see. I have to do the day job for the next few days! I'll let you know how it goes when I come back to it. j "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I assume you can apply the usual Raised/Lowered font formatting to it. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Yes I have managed it now, Suzanne. Need to do some fine tuning in the formatting though, as the line is a bit low and cuts into the top of the letter, which I don't want. Once I have figured all that, I reckon I can autotext it and I should be home and dry. Cheers, jayno55 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You should be able to do this in Word 97 and above. In the Insert | Symbol dialog, scroll to the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset and then look for the symbol. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thankyou Suzanne. I think I understand the process now, but my version of Word seems to be too old to get exactly where I'm trying to get to, as it has no box into which I can type the glyph reference 030D. I presume I need to upgrade my version of Word to solve this. Meanwhile I have a friend who is also interested and he has a new PC and more recent software. We may try to sort this on his system first, then, if I may, I will come back to you if I have any remaining questions. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The reference to an EQ field is explained in the article I cited, http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. A macron is a "long mark," a short *horizontal* line. You can find the Combining Vertical Line Above at glyph 030D (in the Combining Diacritical Marks character subset) as stated. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert is by typing 030D, then pressing Alt+X. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... Thanks for quick reply Suzanne (sorry I made an error in sending the question twice!). Afraid I don't know what you mean by EQ fields or macrons, but an acute accent won't work anyway, I do need a vertical. I have accessed 'Add features' via my MS2k Office disc to add Ariel Unicode MS to my system. But when I open Insert/Symbol/Ariel Unicode MS I can't find "combining vertical line above" in the scroll down 'subset' menu. There is a subset called "combinging diacritics (symbols)" and another called "combining half marks" but neither of these includes a vertical dash. I can see vertical dashes (e.g. in 'Box drawing', 'Block elements' and 'Geometric shapes'), but if I insert them into a document they simply appear on their own in a letter space. I cannot see how to insert them over an actual letter. Presumably there is a procedure one uses that I simply don't know about? I'm also unfamiliar with terms you use like 030D, or where to find these? Can you get me any further? Appreciate your taking time on this. jayno55 :-) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. Note that Unicode character 02C9, though not a combining diacritic, works well with an EQ \o field as a macron (though there are several other macron or overbar characters). Oh, wait, you want a *vertical* dash? Hmm. You're sure an acute accent (character 0301) wouldn't do? I don't think there's anything in the "(normal text)" character set that's going to work. Perhaps 030D in Arial Unicode MS (Combining Vertical Line Above)? That won't even require an EQ field. -- 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. "jayno55" wrote in message ... I am involved in typing romanised versions of sanskrit words for people who do chanting of sanskrit verses. When a part of a word is chanted at a higher note than normal this is signified by marking a short vertical line (the equivalent of a vertical 'dash') directly above the given letter. I want to know how to do this as a Text (superscript?) procedure in Word. I don't want to use Draw as the solution. I have Word 2000 v.9.0.2720 |
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