Microsoft Word: Autotext for fractions

[Guest]

When typing the fractions 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4, Word is able to auto-format them.

How can I produce the same effect for other fractions e.g 1/3 and 2/3?

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Kitty

See
How can I create a fraction in Word that isn't in any of the fonts I have?

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateFraction.htm


Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Guest]

Thanks very much Shauna. I had seen that page before, but on closer
inspection I noticed that if I brought up on my screen exactly the same
symbols group as in the screenshot, i.e. "normal text", subset "currency
symbols" then the fractions I was after are shown.

Thanks again.

x

 

[Cynthia]

here are some keyboard shortcuts that you might find useful
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for the 1/3 type 2153, ALT+X and that will insert a correct format of that
fraction
for the 2/3 type 2154, ALT+X and that will insert a correct format of that
fraction
for the 1/8 type 2158, ALT+X and that will instert a correct format of that
fraction
for the 3/8 type 215C, ALT+X and that will insert a correct format of that
fraction
for the 5/8 type 215D, ALT+X and that will insert a correct format of that
fraction
for the 7/8 type 215E, ALT+X and that will insert a correct format of that
fraction
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What I like to do with all fractions (including the ones I can get by
pressing ALT+171 for ½, ALT+172 for ¼, and ALT+0190 for ¾) I will swipe the
mouse over the fraction to select it and will save it as an auto text. Then
if I type 3/4 and press ENTER, VOILA! there it is! I used to have quite a
number of specialized numbers saved in auto text when I worked at Group
Health in word processing because I used them all the time and did not want
to go through the special key codes all the time like above.

Cynthia

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

AutoText is unnecessary for ¼, ½, and ¾ if you have the relevant AutoFormat
As You Type option checked. The other built-in fractions can be more
efficiently used if they are saved as AutoCorrect entries rather than
AutoText. For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateFraction.htm

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

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