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I want to overtype two characters to create a new one - like an accent, but more generally. I know how to do it in WordPerfect but cannot find any clue in MSWord. Anyone got a clue?
 
Use an EQ field with the \O switch

{ EQ \O(A,B) }

for example will cause the A and the B to be inserted in the same place.
Use Ctrl+F9 to insert the field delimiters { }, Alt+F9 to toggle off the
field codes and F9 to update the field to see the results.

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I've invoked the field using Ctrl+F9 and put in EQ\O(Tc) , hidden field with Alt-F9, and the two characters immediately appear - as two characters if I have a space between EQ and \ , and nothing appears if there is no space; if there is a space both sides of \ then Error! appears. Pressing F9 subsequently changes nothing. I havn't tried printing, but Print Preview shows the same
Presumably I am not doing something correctly but I cannot see what.
 
You missed the comma between the T and the c.

It should be { EQ \O(T,c) }

You must have a space between the Q and the \. It doesn't matter if there
is a space (or how many spaces there are) between the O and the (. There
should be no spaces either side of the comma. You can have multiple entries
inside the () each one separated by a comma

e.g. { EQ \O(T,c,x) }

will superimpose c and x on T.

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benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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