Microsoft KB Archive/59841

Word: How to Create a Line Above One or a String of Characters

PSS ID Number: Q59841 Article last modified on 01-16-1998

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Although Word does not have a formatting option specifically for drawing a line above a character or a string of characters, you can generate characters with lines above them using the formula capabilities in Word.

Finance-related work, for example, often calls for an M with a line above it to represent millions. To generate an M with a line above it, do the following:


 * 1) From the View menu (the Edit menu in Word versions 3.x and 4.0), choose Show Paragraphs, if the Show Paragraphs command is not already on.
 * 2) Press COMMAND+OPTION+BACKSLASH.
 * 3) Type “F” (without the quotation marks) followed by an opening parenthesis “(” (without the quotation marks).
 * 4) Type “,M” (a comma followed by a capital M, without the quotation marks).
 * 5) End the equation with a closing parenthesis “)”.
 * 6) From the View menu (Edit in Word versions 3.x and 4.0) choose Hide Paragraphs.

Another way to work around this problem is to use the box formula command. To use the box formula command, do the following:


 * 1) From the View menu (Edit in Word versions 3.x and 4.0), choose Show Paragraphs, if the option is not already on.
 * 2) Press COMMAND+OPTION+BACKSLASH.
 * 3) Type “X” (without the quotation marks).
 * 4) Press COMMAND+OPTION+BACKSLASH.
 * 5) Type “TO” (without the quotation marks). This is to create only the top portion of the box.
 * 6) Type an opening parenthesis “(” (without the quotation marks).
 * 7) Type “M” (without the quotation marks).
 * 8) Type a closing parenthesis “)” (without the quotation marks).
 * 9) From the View menu (the Edit menu in Word versions 3.x and 4.0), choose Hide Paragraphs.

For easier future access, make the resulting character a glossary entry.

For more information, see pages 781-792 of the version 5.0 “Microsoft Word User’s Guide,” page 98 of the version 4.0 “Reference to Microsoft Word” manual, or page 96 of the version 3.0 “Reference to Microsoft Word” manual.

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