JAWS has a global solution to this problem. Press insert-4 (that's the 4 on the number row above the letter keys) to bring up a list of symbols. If your system is like mine, one press of "n" will bring up the character that you seek to create with two keys. Just press enter and it will be inserted in your text at the focus point. Incidentally, I still use WordPerfect, and happily so. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Yacks Hi, I have a question. When I was working a very long time ago (grin) I used Wordperfect. There was a way to type two characters on top of each other. I think it was called "strikeover". Does anyone know how to do this in MS Word? I have searched the help screens and find no answer. I am of the opinion that the help area in 2003 is worse instead of better than previous versions. I need to type an "n" with a tilda over it. This trick can come in handy every once in a while. Thank you. Linda