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Typing X-bar in Pages - and switching keyboards - 2022 version

Short of just copy/paste (which is definitely on the list of options) -- how do you get the x-bar symbol (x, or any other letter with a straight bar on top of it, generally used to indicate the mean value in statistical calculations)?


I found this from 2019: How do I type an x-bar symbol on a Mac? - Apple Community

And this from 2016: Typing x_bar in pages - Apple Community


Summarizing into a single post (because the two referenced are somewhat long and neither explains the complete process)

1) Add the Unicode keyboard in System Preferences (Keyboard > Input Sources > Other > Unicode Hex Input)

2) You will now see a flag icon in your top bar, next to the date/time -> click on that to switch the keyboard you are using.


Obviously, this would also apply to any other country keyboard option.





Mac Pro, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 23, 2022 12:26 PM

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Posted on Jul 23, 2022 1:03 PM

I suggest inserting an equation using the Pages menu item "Insert > Equation…". This will open a modal dialog that allows you too enter MathML or LaTeX markup source.


Here is an example how to create an overbar:


This will even work directly in the sentence:

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