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jackofarabia
 
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How can characters like x bar (i.e., an "x" with a "-" over the top) be typed
in WORD? Such figures are commonly used to represent averages, etc., and I
frequently need them in my work. WORD, of course, handles underline,
strike-through, and italics, but not this.
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To type characters like x bar (also known as x̄), you can use the Equation feature in Microsoft Word. Here's how:
  1. Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
  2. Click on Equation in the Symbols section.
  3. A new Equation Tools tab will appear in the ribbon. Click on Accent in the Structures section.
  4. Select Bar from the list of accents.
  5. Type the letter you want to put the bar over (in this case, "x").
  6. The bar will appear over the letter.

You can also use this method to type other characters with accents or other diacritical marks, such as ā, ê, or ñ. Just select the appropriate accent from the Accent menu and type the letter you want to modify.

I hope this helps you with your work!
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See http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Overbar.htm .

jackofarabia wrote:

How can characters like x bar (i.e., an "x" with a "-" over the top) be typed
in WORD? Such figures are commonly used to represent averages, etc., and I
frequently need them in my work. WORD, of course, handles underline,
strike-through, and italics, but not this.


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Insert a field --

{ eq \o(x,) }

Use Ctrl-F9 to create the field, not the curly brackets on the keyboard.
Change the x to y (or whatever) as needed. The overscore character is
Alt-0175 or use Insert Symbol Normal text. Having created this field
once, you can make it an autotext entry if you use it a lot.



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How can characters like x bar (i.e., an "x" with a "-" over the top) be
typed
in WORD? Such figures are commonly used to represent averages, etc., and
I
frequently need them in my work. WORD, of course, handles underline,
strike-through, and italics, but not this.



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