Fractions

[jrjoy]

Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't know where else
to look.
I am trying to find how to insert a fraction (e.g.. "half" or "quarter")
in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help menu. It did
suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half or quarter sign
(on my copy).
Thanks in advance, even though off topic.

[AravindC]

Hi jrjoy,

One way to do this is as follows -
With the Num-Lock key in your keyboard
turned on, use the numeric key pad:

To get the (three-quarters symbol) ¾ = Alt+0190
To get the (half symbol) ½ = Alt+0189
To get the (quarter symbol) ¼ = Alt + 0188

Or you might like to use charmap.exe to cut and
paste the symbols to word using the Select and Copy
buttons.

Regards,
Aravind



"jrjoy" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't know where else
> to look.
> I am trying to find how to insert a fraction (e.g.. "half" or "quarter")
> in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help menu. It did
> suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half or quarter sign
> (on my copy).
> Thanks in advance, even though off topic.
>

[Jim Macklin]

Do a Google search for "ASCII" and you should get a number
of lists with all those codes to insert characters.

If you have WORD, download the updates from MS and you
should have thousands of characters available. Each FONT
has different symbols.


"you" > wrote in message
...

>-----Original Message-----
>Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't
know where else
>to look.
>I am trying to find how to insert a fraction
(e.g.. "half" or "quarter")
>in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help
menu. It did
>suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half
or quarter sign
>(on my copy).
>Thanks in advance, even though off topic.
>

In word97 (maybe similar in your version), Insert/Symbol -
change the font to (normal text), and the half/quarters
are there.

OR

¼ ½ ¾

which are made by :-

1. pressing and holding down the left Alt key
2. keying 0 1 8 8/ 0 1 8 9 / 0 1 9 0 on the keypad

Alt-0189 = ½

[johnf]

In Word, go to Insert, Symbol, Font drop-down menu.
There's plenty in there, an example of XP supplied fonts with fractions is
Palatino Linotype.

¼ ½ ¾

johnf

> Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't know where else
> to look.
> I am trying to find how to insert a fraction (e.g.. "half" or
> "quarter") in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help
> menu. It did suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half
> or quarter sign (on my copy).
> Thanks in advance, even though off topic.

[Chuck]

"jrjoy" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't know where else
> to look.
> I am trying to find how to insert a fraction (e.g.. "half" or "quarter")
> in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help menu. It did
> suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half or quarter sign
> (on my copy).
> Thanks in advance, even though off topic.
>

Press & hold the Alt key and type 171 on the numeric keypad.
Press & hold the Alt key and type 172 on the numeric keypad.

[Wislu Plethora]

>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't
>know where else
>>to look.
>>I am trying to find how to insert a fraction
>(e.g.. "half" or "quarter")
>>in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help
>menu. It did
>>suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half
>or quarter sign
>>(on my copy).
>>Thanks in advance, even though off topic.
>>
>

In Word 97: Tools -> Auto Correct -> Auto Format ->
Auto Format as You Type -> Replace as You Type...

[JC Carter]

[thehatter]

The easiest way to to do fractions for us folks that aren't long on memory
or suffering from the dreaded "old-timers" disease is to use the windows
character map in START > PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > SYSTEM TOOLS > CHARACTER
MAP

It's a few extra mouse clicks, but I can't ever remember the ASCII keyboard
strokes. AND there are also a whole bunch of other goodies for your computer
using pleasure on the char map tool.

tHAT



"jrjoy" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't know where else
> to look.
> I am trying to find how to insert a fraction (e.g.. "half" or "quarter")
> in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help menu. It did
> suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half or quarter sign
> (on my copy).
> Thanks in advance, even though off topic.
>

[Martin Ibbotson]

Just butting in on this conversation.....

Is there a way to allocate ALT-0189 etc to function keys (like on the
old typewriters)?

Martin

"jrjoy" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't know where else
> to look.
> I am trying to find how to insert a fraction (e.g.. "half" or
"quarter")
> in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help menu. It did
> suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half or quarter
sign
> (on my copy).
> Thanks in advance, even though off topic.
>

[Khemyst]

In your START/programs/accessories/systemtool start "Character map" it
will allow you to insert all kinds of characters by each font type you use.

In most installations of "word" simply typing 1/2 will automatically
format itself to what you want.

Once you learn some of the character maps for fonts- you can use the Alt and
number keypad to get symbols- even outside of Word:

examples ±, ®, ° F, © etc...

Paul

"jrjoy" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry this isn't strictly a WinXP problem, but I don't know where else
> to look.
> I am trying to find how to insert a fraction (e.g.. "half" or "quarter")
> in a Word document, but cannot find anything in the Help menu. It did
> suggest going to "Symbols" but that doesn't have a half or quarter sign
> (on my copy).
> Thanks in advance, even though off topic.
>