Hello, Bernard!
You wrote on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:16:52 -0400:

BL It works well in a cell, also
BL --
BL Bernard V Liengme

By heck you are right! I was confused by not following thro' to
the end. Taking the case of the overlined x, `x appears in the
formula bar after switching from Symbol to Arial and overline xi
in the cell but, when ENTER, is pressed, you get overline x.! A
most remarkable discovery and it seems to work in Word too.

BL "James Silverton" wrote in
BL message ...
?? "Debra Dalgleish" wrote in
?? message ...
?? Before you type the character for which you want the
?? overbar, change the font to Symbol. To create the bar,
?? type the ` character (accent grave, may be above the Tab
?? key) Then, stay in Symbol font, or switch to a different
?? font, and type the character that has the overbar.
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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