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SUMMARYIn Microsoft Word, you may want to use a character that is not supported by the ANSI character set or by your printer. You can create such characters by combining two characters using the overstrike capabilities of the Equation field. MORE INFORMATIONTo Use an EQ field:To insert the field characters (braces) from the keyboard, press CTRL+F9.The field {eq \o(o,-)} produces an "o" with a line through it.
You must apply formatting to the '-' character to raise it above the "o".
To do this, follow these steps:
Another Example--European "S" with a Superscript Dash (-)Use the following eq field to create this character:
This example takes the uppercase "S" character, moves the (-)
character back by 5 points, and then moves it up 8 points.
NOTE: If the overstrike characters do not appear as expected, you may have a country other than the United States selected in the International dialog box. To change the country configuration, click the Control Panel icon in Explorer or Program Manager, click the International icon, and select United States under Country. The overstrike characters should be positioned correctly. Additional query words: long short vowel sounds vowels dictionary pronunciation accent accented over-strike strike over diacritical special
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