From: Stefan Blom on 8 Mar 2010 04:54 "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:e4ZwEIkvKHA.4492(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > In news:%23HG1A$SvKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, > Stefan Blom <StefanBlom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >> I just wrote ` because the actual keystrokes required are >> different depending on your keyboard layout. On my Swedish >> keyboard, I will have to type Shift+� to accomplish `. > > And how would you do an overscore? If the OP had asked about that (the subject is misleading), I would have referred her to http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP
From: Stefan Blom on 8 Mar 2010 04:56 Why read messages when you can start an argument instead? :-) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP _______________ "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:3c186b7a-46e8-41d7-9bfc-18ea480d9b3b(a)d27g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... Looking at the order in which you posted your four messages in this thread, it's clear that you didn't read the messages you replied to. On Mar 7, 5:02 pm, "Twayne" <nob...(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > Innews:1ddd7c0f-915e-4c66-b1a4-d6b1408c5477(a)g11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com, > Peter T. Daniels <gramma...(a)verizon.net> typed: > > > ? Is that on a French keyboard? On "English (US)," it's > > Ctrl-`, e (same for each vowel with grave accent, cap or > > l.c.). > > > On Mar 5, 11:47 am, "Stefan Blom" > > <StefanB...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >> First type ` and then type the letter; the result will be: > >> . > > But that's not an overscore, which is what the OP aksed. Unfortunately > there > is no overscore on many keyboards so to use the keyboard, the language > first > has to be worked out. It's like no one can READ these days. > > Twayne > > > > >> -- > >> Stefan Blom > >> Microsoft Word MVP > > >> "deb" <d...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > >>news:DA7B9FD1-B917-4A50-A874-8B7794C317AA(a)microsoft.com... > > >>> how do i put ` mark over top of the letter e such as in > >>> Beef Jardinie`re-
From: Twayne on 8 Mar 2010 14:04 In news:3c186b7a-46e8-41d7-9bfc-18ea480d9b3b(a)d27g2000yqf.googlegroups.com, Peter T. Daniels <grammatim(a)verizon.net> typed: > Looking at the order in which you posted your four messages > in this thread, it's clear that you didn't read the > messages you replied to. Hmm, you appear to be right! Dunno how I screwed that up! Got the wrong thread somehow! Thanks! And apologies to all for the screwup. HTH, Twayne` > On Mar 7, 5:02 pm, "Twayne" <nob...(a)spamcop.net> wrote: >> Innews:1ddd7c0f-915e-4c66-b1a4-d6b1408c5477(a)g11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com, >> Peter T. Daniels <gramma...(a)verizon.net> typed: >> >>> ? Is that on a French keyboard? On "English (US)," it's >>> Ctrl-`, e (same for each vowel with grave accent, cap or >>> l.c.). >> >>> On Mar 5, 11:47 am, "Stefan Blom" >>> <StefanB...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>>> First type ` and then type the letter; the result will >>>> be: . >> >> But that's not an overscore, which is what the OP aksed. >> Unfortunately there is no overscore on many keyboards so >> to use the keyboard, the language first has to be worked >> out. It's like no one can READ these days. >> >> Twayne >> >> >> >>>> -- >>>> Stefan Blom >>>> Microsoft Word MVP >> >>>> "deb" <d...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >>>> news:DA7B9FD1-B917-4A50-A874-8B7794C317AA(a)microsoft.com... >> >>>>> how do i put ` mark over top of the letter e such as in >>>>> Beef Jardinie`re- -- -- Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
From: Twayne on 8 Mar 2010 14:07 In news:uNrOrTqvKHA.2436(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl, Stefan Blom <StefanBlom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:e4ZwEIkvKHA.4492(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> In news:%23HG1A$SvKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, >> Stefan Blom <StefanBlom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >>> I just wrote ` because the actual keystrokes required are >>> different depending on your keyboard layout. On my Swedish >>> keyboard, I will have to type Shift+� to accomplish `. >> >> And how would you do an overscore? > > If the OP had asked about that (the subject is misleading), > I would have referred her to > http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. I don't really care what you'd have done, but it's immaterial. At least I see now how it got screwed up in my head. And Susan, if she's reading, would be likely to respond anyway. She does have a lot of good info at hand; great participant. Twayne -- Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
From: Stefan Blom on 8 Mar 2010 14:22
"Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:%23FlygKvvKHA.3564(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > In news:uNrOrTqvKHA.2436(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl, > Stefan Blom <StefanBlom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:e4ZwEIkvKHA.4492(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> In news:%23HG1A$SvKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, >>> Stefan Blom <StefanBlom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >>>> I just wrote ` because the actual keystrokes required are >>>> different depending on your keyboard layout. On my Swedish >>>> keyboard, I will have to type Shift+� to accomplish `. >>> >>> And how would you do an overscore? >> >> If the OP had asked about that (the subject is misleading), >> I would have referred her to >> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm. > > I don't really care what you'd have done, but it's immaterial. At least I > see now how it got screwed up in my head. And Susan, if she's reading, > would be likely to respond anyway. She does have a lot of good info at > hand; great participant. > Well, you did ask me what I would have done, and I answered. Fellow MVP Suzanne S. Barnhill is a great participant in these newsgroups; I have to agree on that one. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |