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date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:36:11 -0700,
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Re: How do I insert a BS (Backspace) into text?
My Microsoft Word 2003 does not have the overstrike option, as far as I have
been able to find. It does have "strikethrough" which means the same as
strikeout; draw a line though it. My WordPerfect does not seem to have an
Overstrike either.
I became a professional computer programmer in 1960. In those days, most
small computers used TTYs as the main input/output devices. We actually did
have to use "figure shift" and "letter shift" to output any character set
larger than 31 members. (5-level Baudot/Murray code; 2 to the 5th=32) As
late as 1965, when I was guest faculty at MIT, using Project MAC (q.v.)
about half of the terminals were TTYs and half were IBM Selectric
Typewriter-based.
I am still without knowledge of how to backspace, or overstrike in the
modern environment
"Pat Garard" <apgarard-bigpond:net:au> wrote in message
news:OJOdprBZHHA.4616@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> G'Day R.S.
>
> You have been badly traumatised by TTY text processing.
>
> Word is NOT a printer - it does not process characters left to right in
> sequence.
>
> Select the text:
> Format>Font
> Overstrike.
> --
> Regards,
> Pat Garard
> Melbourne, Australia
> _______________________
>
> "R.S.Lynn" wrote in message
> news:Oy8mit$YHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I know about the alt-zero "extended ASCII" codes, which begin with ? and
>>end with . The alt zero 1 8 2 giving us as an example. But how can I
>>insert a Backspace? What if I want to, in effect, overstrike a character?
>>
>> In TTY code, I believe that a 0x08 is a backspace.
>>
>> How can I overstrike a character in the text of an e-mail message, or
>> word processor text?
>>
>
>
date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:15:50 -0700
author: R.S.Lynn
Re: How do I insert a BS (Backspace) into text?
I assume that you want to overstrike one character on top of another. If
that's the case, the way it's done in Word is using a field code. What you
want is the advance field, using the \l (left) switch.
For example, with field codes displayed, using 12 point type, the following:
0{advance \l5}/
will type a 0, back up 5 points horizontally, then type a /. Here, using the
Calibri font, that produces a 0 overstruck with a forward slash (/).
Press Ctrl+F9 to insert the field braces {}, then type advance \l5 between
the braces, and press F9 to update/resolve the field. (Or, choose Insert -
Field from the menu)
It likely will take some experimentation to get exactly what you want. You
might want to take a look at the Help file for additional information on
working with the advance field.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
http://www.herbtyson.com
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
"R.S.Lynn" wrote in message
news:e1X3dxEZHHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> My Microsoft Word 2003 does not have the overstrike option, as far as I
> have been able to find. It does have "strikethrough" which means the same
> as strikeout; draw a line though it. My WordPerfect does not seem to have
> an Overstrike either.
>
> I became a professional computer programmer in 1960. In those days, most
> small computers used TTYs as the main input/output devices. We actually
> did have to use "figure shift" and "letter shift" to output any character
> set larger than 31 members. (5-level Baudot/Murray code; 2 to the 5th=32)
> As late as 1965, when I was guest faculty at MIT, using Project MAC (q.v.)
> about half of the terminals were TTYs and half were IBM Selectric
> Typewriter-based.
>
> I am still without knowledge of how to backspace, or overstrike in the
> modern environment
>
>
> "Pat Garard" <apgarard-bigpond:net:au> wrote in message
> news:OJOdprBZHHA.4616@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> G'Day R.S.
>>
>> You have been badly traumatised by TTY text processing.
>>
>> Word is NOT a printer - it does not process characters left to right in
>> sequence.
>>
>> Select the text:
>> Format>Font
>> Overstrike.
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Pat Garard
>> Melbourne, Australia
>> _______________________
>>
>> "R.S.Lynn" wrote in message
>> news:Oy8mit$YHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I know about the alt-zero "extended ASCII" codes, which begin with ? and
>>>end with . The alt zero 1 8 2 giving us as an example. But how can
>>>I insert a Backspace? What if I want to, in effect, overstrike a
>>>character?
>>>
>>> In TTY code, I believe that a 0x08 is a backspace.
>>>
>>> How can I overstrike a character in the text of an e-mail message, or
>>> word processor text?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:26:16 -0400
author: Herb Tyson [MVP]
Re: How do I insert a BS (Backspace) into text?
G'Day again R.S.
Yes - I got it wrong - strikethrough.
I remember the Daisy Wheel with Ribbon lift for Red, underline by typing
the same line twice, overstrike ..... arghhhhhhhhhhhh.
See Herbs response re Fields, and maybe check out the following:
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm
Good luck!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
_______________________
"R.S.Lynn" wrote in message
news:e1X3dxEZHHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> My Microsoft Word 2003 does not have the overstrike option, as far as I have
> been able to find. It does have "strikethrough" which means the same as
> strikeout; draw a line though it. My WordPerfect does not seem to have an
> Overstrike either.
>
> I became a professional computer programmer in 1960. In those days, most
> small computers used TTYs as the main input/output devices. We actually did
> have to use "figure shift" and "letter shift" to output any character set
> larger than 31 members. (5-level Baudot/Murray code; 2 to the 5th=32) As
> late as 1965, when I was guest faculty at MIT, using Project MAC (q.v.) about
> half of the terminals were TTYs and half were IBM Selectric Typewriter-based.
>
> I am still without knowledge of how to backspace, or overstrike in the modern
> environment
>
>
> "Pat Garard" <apgarard-bigpond:net:au> wrote in message
> news:OJOdprBZHHA.4616@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> G'Day R.S.
>>
>> You have been badly traumatised by TTY text processing.
>>
>> Word is NOT a printer - it does not process characters left to right in
>> sequence.
>>
>> Select the text:
>> Format>Font
>> Overstrike.
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Pat Garard
>> Melbourne, Australia
>> _______________________
>>
>> "R.S.Lynn" wrote in message
>> news:Oy8mit$YHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I know about the alt-zero "extended ASCII" codes, which begin with ? and end
>>>with . The alt zero 1 8 2 giving us as an example. But how can I insert
>>>a Backspace? What if I want to, in effect, overstrike a character?
>>>
>>> In TTY code, I believe that a 0x08 is a backspace.
>>>
>>> How can I overstrike a character in the text of an e-mail message, or word
>>> processor text?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:12:09 +1100
author: Pat Garard apgarard-bigpond:net:au
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