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I'm a Mac user for which accents are somewhat easier than on a Windows machine. You use Alt+nnn or Alt+nnnn where the n's represent the specific accented letter you're attempting. I found this table: <http://www.starr.net/is/type/altnum.htm>

Neil

I'm a Mac user for which accents are somewhat easier than on a Windows machine. For Windows, you use Alt+nnn or Alt+nnnn where the n's represent the specific accented letter you're attempting. I found this table: <http://www.starr.net/is/type/altnum.htm>

Neil

In those now-rare instances where a font lacks an accented character, you 
can create one similar to the way you did formerly by using kerning. Of 
course, you run into those cases where the accent just won't fit the letter 
properly and you end up spending time adjusting the size and baseline shift 
of the accent. I suppose if it is a long composition you could record a 
macro and assign a shortcut -- but I'd rather choose a font with true 
accented glyphs whenever possible.

Trez 

The easiest way of generating accented and other special characters in Windows (at least since Windows 95) is to activate ("install") the included US-International keyboard layout. (Yes, I'm forced to use a Windows box from time to time, and I work in eight languages.)

 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306560>

It's even easier than on my Mac as it came from the Apple factory (on which I use a custom keyboard layout that makes it the easiest way of all. :))

      In those now-rare instances where a font lacks an accented character�




I would just avoid that font. It's very likely to be cr@p anyway.

I agree with Ram�n on this. Most of the fonts that have been properly constructed by typographic designers will have the Western accents commonly needed. Some poorly crafted fonts don't (which is not the least of the problems they're likely to have).

Neil

Nobody reads the last few words of a post...    ;^) 

Thank you, all :)

Trez, 

      Nobody reads the last few words of a post... ;^)




Oh, I read them. I just didn't give much weight to them. :D

Trez,

I read 'em too. But by the importance you gave to the front end of your post, I felt comment was necessary.

Neil

Hey folks -- I was just joking around using a variant of the perpetual 
refrain from the Photoshop forum. I'm glad for the emphasis on using good 
fonts with a proper set of glyphs. The alternative is cringe-worthy.

Trez 

      The alternative is cringe-worthy.




Agreed.

FYI, all, I went with the kerning method, since what I needed was a cap "O" with horizontal line above it (for a Greek word in a heading).

You all are the best, as always :)

--Diana

For next time, Diana, consider using the overline function of the software to create a bar over a character. It may be too wide on an O, but on narrower letters, it is a quicker fix than kerning an accent.