How to enter an unusual fraction the way the usual ones print.

[Guest]

If you've gone nuts trying to get your fractions to enter the same in
Microsoft Word whether they are the general fractions (ie. 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 . .
..) or the less used fractions (ie. 5/6, 7/9, 15/16 et al.) here's how.
-Insert your cursor in the postion you want the fraction to apear.
-From your Insert menu, select Symbols.
-From the resulting pop up select Font: Palatino Linotype
-Select Subset: Superscripts and Subscripts
-Select the number(s) in the list of raised numbers to fill in your
numerator position and click on Insert after each.
-Select the slash and click Insert.
-Select the denominator number(s) as before except from the list that is
postioned lower in the display box and click Insert as before.
-Close the window.
-You now have your fraction entered with the numerator on the top of the
denominator.
Happy Fractioning! : )

 

[Terry Farrell]

The best solution is to use the EQ field (or the Equation Editor) and store
the resulting fraction as an AutoCorrect entry.

See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/CreateFraction.htm for the full
story and examples.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is great provided you have the Palatino Linotype font. You might also
want to use the Fraction Slash character (U2044) rather than the ordinary
slash.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Kate G.]

Or for those occasional times you need it... just use the FORMAT ...
FONT.... dialog box and apply superscript to the numerator and subscript to
the denominator.