1/3 Special Character Available?

[DavidJ726]

I can see the 1/4 1/2 & 3/4 special characters but nothing in 3rd's. Am I
missing them somewhere? I'm pretty sure I installed the math equations
option when I installed Word 2003.

Thanks,
David

 

[Luc]

David,
What happens if you type 2153 and then hit Alt+X.
Works for me here.

 

[DavidJ726]

Works for me as well Thanks!

So it's not a special character that can be inserted as when formating the
text. Where can a list of this type of things be found?

David

 

[DavidJ726]

Let me rephrase to be more specific. Where is 2/3? I can find the /8's,
/4's & 1/4 but not the /3rds.
Thanks

 

[Mary Sauer]

Insert, symbol, subset, number forms.

 

[DavidJ726]

That's where I've been looking. Under Unicode I have the following:

Latin:
1/4 1/2 3/4

Number Forms:
1/8 3/8 5/8 7/8

Under ASCII I have the following:
1/4 1/2 3/4

But I don't have the 1/3 or 2/3 in the number forms. I can type the 2153 or
2154 (for the 2/3) and it's inserted into my Word doc, but I can't see them
in the listing. But if I open up Excel I can find it immediately... Go
figure...

Thanks,
David

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Take a look at the articles on fractions in the Additional Resources section
of http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm. There are a number
of ways, including some where you make it automatic, to do what you want.
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Insert | Symbol and look in the Number Forms character subset. For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm. Also (for other
fractions) see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateFraction.htm,
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm, and
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Formatted_Fractions.htm.

 

[DavidJ726]

The answer is simple, yet elusive... These symbols aren't available in all
fonts. In other words, if I have a new document open up anf Veranda is the
default font, and I go to insert the 1/3, it doesn't show up in the field
codes, nor does it show up in the field codes under normal text. But if I
change the font to Aerial or Times New Roman, the 1/2 & 2/3 will show up in
the character fields. Once I select & use it, then it shows up as a
recently used symbol I can use regardless of what font I'm using.

Next question while I'm beginning to review some of these FAQ's that have
been posted, the 1/4, 1/4 & 3/4 are all automatically formatted as a
fraction when typing it in Word, but the 1/3 or 2/3 does not. Any way to
force it other than typing 2153 Alt-X ?

Thanks,
David

 

[Jay Freedman]

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

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[DavidJ726]

Thanks Jim, I went there already but the link for exploiting fractions
(something like that) didn't work. I guess I need to go back to your FAQ &
see what I missed.

David

 

[DavidJ726]

Googled it, found the correct link on your site & now I'm in business!

Thanks,
David

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Keep reading the articles.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide




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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What font are you using? If you change the size of the Symbol dialog, are
the characters easier to find?