How do I make the short vowel symbol above the vowel?

[katie]

How do I make the short vowel symbol above the vowel?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

You mean like a?

Use your character map. Start - Run - type in charmap - OK.

After you find the character you need, in the font you need, select, copy,
and then go back to your document and paste it in.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is Unicode glyph 0103. If you have Word 2002 or 2003, you can insert
this by typing 103 and pressing Alt+X. For earlier versions (and other
methods), see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm.