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Word character overtyping
An Internet site generates (via a 'print' link)a text string that has
overlayed characters. I copied the text field to Word, where it also displays in overlayed form. If pasted as unformated text it does not appear in overlayed form. The string is "DCRAOFVPIIPEDEL", but appears in normal mode as five characters, where three characters overlay themselves, as (1) DCR, (2) AOF, (3) VPI, (4) IPE, (5) DEL. I have been unable to "unformat" the text string, or create a new one that has the same characteristics. Word faithfully displays in overlay mode if copy/pasted, font type/mode/size is changed. How is this formatted? How can I do the same thing? |
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There may be other ways but you can achieve this effect by condensing
character spacing under Format Font Character Spacing (tab). Condensing 12 point text, say, by 12 points will overlay the next character, although why you would want this, I can't imagine. Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message ... An Internet site generates (via a 'print' link)a text string that has overlayed characters. I copied the text field to Word, where it also displays in overlayed form. If pasted as unformated text it does not appear in overlayed form. The string is "DCRAOFVPIIPEDEL", but appears in normal mode as five characters, where three characters overlay themselves, as (1) DCR, (2) AOF, (3) VPI, (4) IPE, (5) DEL. I have been unable to "unformat" the text string, or create a new one that has the same characteristics. Word faithfully displays in overlay mode if copy/pasted, font type/mode/size is changed. How is this formatted? How can I do the same thing? |
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Thanks for the reply. I agree with you that the ability to do this type of
character overlay is of dubious value, but I think I have a pretty good mastery of Word, and am challenged to replicate the text string I encountered. I played around quite a bit with condensed text formatting before I posted the question, and was unable to get similar results. If the overlay, either as the full five-character "word" or as a single "letter" is expanded by 12 points (to undo a possible 12-point compression), all you get is extra space to the right of the composite character(s). The interesting thing is that each character of the overlay string functions as a single valid Word character, in that cursor movement advances one three-character overlay "letter" at a time, copy, paste, etc. all function normally. The find operation does not locate any part of the overlay string, further illustrating that Word treats each three-character overlay "letter" as a single, unique entity (Find can't be used to search for an overlay 'letter' because pasting a copied overlay 'letter' into find's search string results in the three-letter string making up the overlay). Also, the spell checker does not flag the overlay string as improper. "Tony Jollans" wrote: There may be other ways but you can achieve this effect by condensing character spacing under Format Font Character Spacing (tab). Condensing 12 point text, say, by 12 points will overlay the next character, although why you would want this, I can't imagine. Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message ... An Internet site generates (via a 'print' link)a text string that has overlayed characters. I copied the text field to Word, where it also displays in overlayed form. If pasted as unformated text it does not appear in overlayed form. The string is "DCRAOFVPIIPEDEL", but appears in normal mode as five characters, where three characters overlay themselves, as (1) DCR, (2) AOF, (3) VPI, (4) IPE, (5) DEL. I have been unable to "unformat" the text string, or create a new one that has the same characteristics. Word faithfully displays in overlay mode if copy/pasted, font type/mode/size is changed. How is this formatted? How can I do the same thing? |
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Any chance of the URL for the web page?
-- Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message news Thanks for the reply. I agree with you that the ability to do this type of character overlay is of dubious value, but I think I have a pretty good mastery of Word, and am challenged to replicate the text string I encountered. I played around quite a bit with condensed text formatting before I posted the question, and was unable to get similar results. If the overlay, either as the full five-character "word" or as a single "letter" is expanded by 12 points (to undo a possible 12-point compression), all you get is extra space to the right of the composite character(s). The interesting thing is that each character of the overlay string functions as a single valid Word character, in that cursor movement advances one three-character overlay "letter" at a time, copy, paste, etc. all function normally. The find operation does not locate any part of the overlay string, further illustrating that Word treats each three-character overlay "letter" as a single, unique entity (Find can't be used to search for an overlay 'letter' because pasting a copied overlay 'letter' into find's search string results in the three-letter string making up the overlay). Also, the spell checker does not flag the overlay string as improper. "Tony Jollans" wrote: There may be other ways but you can achieve this effect by condensing character spacing under Format Font Character Spacing (tab). Condensing 12 point text, say, by 12 points will overlay the next character, although why you would want this, I can't imagine. Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message ... An Internet site generates (via a 'print' link)a text string that has overlayed characters. I copied the text field to Word, where it also displays in overlayed form. If pasted as unformated text it does not appear in overlayed form. The string is "DCRAOFVPIIPEDEL", but appears in normal mode as five characters, where three characters overlay themselves, as (1) DCR, (2) AOF, (3) VPI, (4) IPE, (5) DEL. I have been unable to "unformat" the text string, or create a new one that has the same characteristics. Word faithfully displays in overlay mode if copy/pasted, font type/mode/size is changed. How is this formatted? How can I do the same thing? |
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Whilst looking at something else, I found out how to create something
exactly as you describe with an Equation Field: { EQ \O(D,C,R) } If you press Alt+F9 to reveal field codes do you see anything? -- Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message news Thanks for the reply. I agree with you that the ability to do this type of character overlay is of dubious value, but I think I have a pretty good mastery of Word, and am challenged to replicate the text string I encountered. I played around quite a bit with condensed text formatting before I posted the question, and was unable to get similar results. If the overlay, either as the full five-character "word" or as a single "letter" is expanded by 12 points (to undo a possible 12-point compression), all you get is extra space to the right of the composite character(s). The interesting thing is that each character of the overlay string functions as a single valid Word character, in that cursor movement advances one three-character overlay "letter" at a time, copy, paste, etc. all function normally. The find operation does not locate any part of the overlay string, further illustrating that Word treats each three-character overlay "letter" as a single, unique entity (Find can't be used to search for an overlay 'letter' because pasting a copied overlay 'letter' into find's search string results in the three-letter string making up the overlay). Also, the spell checker does not flag the overlay string as improper. "Tony Jollans" wrote: There may be other ways but you can achieve this effect by condensing character spacing under Format Font Character Spacing (tab). Condensing 12 point text, say, by 12 points will overlay the next character, although why you would want this, I can't imagine. Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message ... An Internet site generates (via a 'print' link)a text string that has overlayed characters. I copied the text field to Word, where it also displays in overlayed form. If pasted as unformated text it does not appear in overlayed form. The string is "DCRAOFVPIIPEDEL", but appears in normal mode as five characters, where three characters overlay themselves, as (1) DCR, (2) AOF, (3) VPI, (4) IPE, (5) DEL. I have been unable to "unformat" the text string, or create a new one that has the same characteristics. Word faithfully displays in overlay mode if copy/pasted, font type/mode/size is changed. How is this formatted? How can I do the same thing? |
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The equation field you describe was exactly what was used in the original
document (the example in your message is exactly what appears for the first of the five composite 'characters') . I'm a bit familiar with Word's 'fields', and familiar with Alt+F9 to show/edit/create them but, among all the things I tried to analyze the overlay string I never thought about field codes. Sorry for the delay in responding: I'm new to this message board and apparently did not properly energize the 'Notify me of replies' checkbox. "Tony Jollans" wrote: Whilst looking at something else, I found out how to create something exactly as you describe with an Equation Field: { EQ \O(D,C,R) } If you press Alt+F9 to reveal field codes do you see anything? -- Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message news Thanks for the reply. I agree with you that the ability to do this type of character overlay is of dubious value, but I think I have a pretty good mastery of Word, and am challenged to replicate the text string I encountered. I played around quite a bit with condensed text formatting before I posted the question, and was unable to get similar results. If the overlay, either as the full five-character "word" or as a single "letter" is expanded by 12 points (to undo a possible 12-point compression), all you get is extra space to the right of the composite character(s). The interesting thing is that each character of the overlay string functions as a single valid Word character, in that cursor movement advances one three-character overlay "letter" at a time, copy, paste, etc. all function normally. The find operation does not locate any part of the overlay string, further illustrating that Word treats each three-character overlay "letter" as a single, unique entity (Find can't be used to search for an overlay 'letter' because pasting a copied overlay 'letter' into find's search string results in the three-letter string making up the overlay). Also, the spell checker does not flag the overlay string as improper. "Tony Jollans" wrote: There may be other ways but you can achieve this effect by condensing character spacing under Format Font Character Spacing (tab). Condensing 12 point text, say, by 12 points will overlay the next character, although why you would want this, I can't imagine. Enjoy, Tony "Reccycle" wrote in message ... An Internet site generates (via a 'print' link)a text string that has overlayed characters. I copied the text field to Word, where it also displays in overlayed form. If pasted as unformated text it does not appear in overlayed form. The string is "DCRAOFVPIIPEDEL", but appears in normal mode as five characters, where three characters overlay themselves, as (1) DCR, (2) AOF, (3) VPI, (4) IPE, (5) DEL. I have been unable to "unformat" the text string, or create a new one that has the same characteristics. Word faithfully displays in overlay mode if copy/pasted, font type/mode/size is changed. How is this formatted? How can I do the same thing? |
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