Adding custom accents

[jamesstinson]

I want to add an arrow above a word without creating a new line. Kind of like an accent. How do I do this and how can I create my own custom accents to go above a word??

 

[John McGhie]

Hi James:

If you can't achieve what you need using a border, then you need a Font
Editor

Sorry, but there are some limits to what Word will do, and editing
characters is one of them.

Before I can tell you more, I need to know what version of Word you are
using.

Cheers

I want to add an arrow above a word without creating a new line. Kind of like
an accent. How do I do this and how can I create my own custom accents to go
above a word??

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[James Stinson]

Thanks John for your reply. I have Office Mac 2008. Is there a good font editor for mac?

 

[thg]

I want to add an arrow above a word without creating a new line. Kind of like an accent. How do I do this and how can I create my own custom accents to go above a word??

For single letters you can try using Unicode 20D6 and 20D7. a⃖ b⃗
I don't think making your own font will produce custom accents for
words, only individual letters.

 

[John McGhie]

Probably: Look up " Unicode Alan wood" in Google and see what he recommends

Thanks John for your reply. I have Office Mac 2008. Is there a good font
editor for mac?

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John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
Sydney, Australia. S33°53'34.20 E151°14'54.50

 

[PhilD]

I want to add an arrow above a word without creating a new line. Kind of like an accent. How do I do this and how can I create my own custom accents to go above a word??

For a on-off, you could put the symbol you want (an arrow) in a text
box with no background or border colour, and overlay that where you
want it.

PhilD

 

[thg]

The main Mac font editors are:

http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/

http://www.fontlab.com/