Hi Lila, Wouldnt it be simpler if you know that a macron denotes a double letter to just type in the two letters? Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lila Garner" <lilagarner@hotmail.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:50 AM Subject: [COMPUTERS] Font question Is there any font or keyboard action that will create a macron over a letter? I found Maori font directions, but that won't work for me. I work with old German records--the year in question is 1736, but this practice spreads over a long period of time: when the scribe writes "Ana" he makes a line over the n, which creates a double-n, and the person's name is Anna. Another example: Nieman with a line over the final n, meaning Niemann. While n seems to be the most common, other letters are also written with the macron or line, so I need to figure out how to make that double line over any letter. What I really would like is an alphabet, the line over each letter, that I can keep on my desktop and copy and paste when needed. I'm not very adept at downloading and installing things and figuring out how to make them work. Thanks for any help. Lila

Yes, much simpler :-). I'm transcribing *exactly* what is written in the 1736 German church records. The handwriting is so clear that anyone who compares will see that I didn't transcribe exactly unless I have that macron. Lila ---------------------------------------- > From: judith.bn@bigpond.com > To: computers@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:13:17 +0930 > Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Font question > > Hi Lila, > > Wouldnt it be simpler if you know that a macron denotes a double letter to > just type in the two letters? > > Judith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lila Garner" > To: > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:50 AM > Subject: [COMPUTERS] Font question > > > > Is there any font or keyboard action that will create a macron over a > letter? I found Maori font directions, but that won't work for me. > > > > I work with old German records--the year in question is 1736, but this > practice spreads over a long period of time: when the scribe writes "Ana" he > makes a line over the n, which creates a double-n, and the person's name is > Anna. Another example: Nieman with a line over the final n, meaning Niemann. > > > > While n seems to be the most common, other letters are also written with the > macron or line, so I need to figure out how to make that double line over > any letter. > > > > What I really would like is an alphabet, the line over each letter, that I > can keep on my desktop and copy and paste when needed. I'm not very adept at > downloading and installing things and figuring out how to make them work. > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Lila > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Darn, and I thought that was such a good answer too! :-) Good luck with sorting it out. Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lila Garner" <lilagarner@hotmail.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:57 AM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Font question > > Yes, much simpler :-). > > I'm transcribing *exactly* what is written in the 1736 German church > records. > > The handwriting is so clear that anyone who compares will see that I > didn't transcribe exactly unless I have that macron. > > Lila > > ---------------------------------------- >> From: judith.bn@bigpond.com >> To: computers@rootsweb.com >> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:13:17 +0930 >> Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Font question >> >> Hi Lila, >> >> Wouldnt it be simpler if you know that a macron denotes a double letter >> to >> just type in the two letters? >> >> Judith >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lila Garner" >> To: >> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:50 AM >> Subject: [COMPUTERS] Font question >> >> >> >> Is there any font or keyboard action that will create a macron over a >> letter? I found Maori font directions, but that won't work for me. >> >> >> >> I work with old German records--the year in question is 1736, but this >> practice spreads over a long period of time: when the scribe writes "Ana" >> he >> makes a line over the n, which creates a double-n, and the person's name >> is >> Anna. Another example: Nieman with a line over the final n, meaning >> Niemann. >> >> >> >> While n seems to be the most common, other letters are also written with >> the >> macron or line, so I need to figure out how to make that double line over >> any letter. >> >> >> >> What I really would like is an alphabet, the line over each letter, that >> I >> can keep on my desktop and copy and paste when needed. I'm not very adept >> at >> downloading and installing things and figuring out how to make them work. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> >> >> Lila >> >> >> >> >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >