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Create a character with a bar over it

Anonymous
2011-03-21T10:26:47+00:00

I often need to write about statistics where the symbol for average value is written as an x with a bar above it.

This special character is not in any font, but I just learned how to create it in Word by means of a field that combines the two characters ¯ and x.

Can I do something similar in PowerPoint - and if not, is there another solution?

NSV

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-04-18T09:20:37+00:00

    By coincidence I looked in the Excel forum and here was an answer.

    The font is MS Reference Sans Serif and the Unicode is F7C4

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  1. Steve Rindsberg 99,156 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2011-04-18T14:15:38+00:00

    I just noticed this too:

    Put the cursor to the right of the character you want to modify

    Choose Insert | Symbol

    Next to Subset, choose Combining Diacritical Marks  (if it's grayed out or not there, try different fonts until you find one that is)

    You want an X with a tllde over it?  You got it.  There's also a macron character, not a full overbar but possibly close enough.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-15T03:07:15+00:00

    Insert a text box.

    Click on Insert -> equation (pi symbol) -> Accent -> Bar symbol.

    A gray box with an overbar would appear in the text box.

    Finally, type x in the gray box.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-04-23T12:22:56+00:00

    Try this:

    1. On the INSERT tab, click SYMBOL.
    2. In the FONT list of the SYMBOL dialog box, click MS Reference Sans Serif.
    3. Scroll down to about 6 rows from the bottom. You should find 3 x-bar characters.

    (You'll also find c-bar and p-bar if you need them.) 4. Click one and then click INSERT.

    Did that work for anyone else?

    -Melina

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-03-21T14:29:32+00:00

    Not as simple as in Word. I found the easiest way was to create an image in a paint program using the same font as used in the presentation, save and then insert/scale the image when needed. You can do this in PowerPoint, but it is very time consuming and combersome.

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