Simple fractions in Word

Simple fractions in Word



How to write a simple (vulgar) fraction in Word?
That is, I need to type the fraction with the horizontal line.


Please. Thanks.

 

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A useful site for you ...

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/CreateFraction.htm

 

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It doesn't work!

I did this, as that article says:

1. Place the insertion point where you want the fraction to appear.
2. Press Ctrl+F9 to insert field braces.
3. Between the field braces, type the following:
EQ \F(a,b)

where a and b are the numerator and denominator of the fraction. For example, if you want to create the fraction 1/16, the field would look like this:

{ EQ \F(1,16) }

4. With the insertion point in the field, press Shift+F9. This gives the following result:
[horizontal fraction]



and up to including step 3 it all works, but when pressing Shift+F9, the whole thing disappears!

But if I press Ctrl+F9 again, new braces appear, plus the previous ones.



What is wrong?

I searched the help file, but it doesn't say anything about how to make fractions.

 

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when you press ctrl + F9 you ge the braces
then you type in your thing replacing the a and b with actual numbers.
then right click inside the field and choose "Toggle Field Codes" from the menu - job done

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It.does.not.work.

The whole thing disappears once more, like before with shift+f9.

Maybe the problem is in the spaces: I typed thus: {EQ_\F_(1,2)}, but I tried other combinations too -- still, it doesn't work!
(That is: I didn't type the _ into the braces, I just typed them here to show where I left a space.)

There must be some other trick. How can it be that the braces do appear, but then don't work?

 

Figured it out.

You need a space between EQ and \F(1,2). Nowhere else.

 

Nope.

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Something else must be the matter.

Is there something else for which I would have to use those braces, something else I could do with them -- so as to test if they work for other purposes?

 

What version of word are you using Rosa?

 

It's a Word 7.0.

 

Saves me typing it all out - http://shark.comfsm.fm/~dleeling/word/wordmath.html

You will have to scroll down that page a bit to see how it works but the fraction EQ thing is there.

Hope that helps

cheers

c20 :m:

 

I have always used the field editor in word and excel's formula wizard or whatever it is because I cannot remember all the different formatting.

It should be under insert/field and then you pick eq in the list on the left and then I click on field codes and you have all the switches right there and it makes the forumula and explains what each switch does. Its nice. I have tried to do them raw typing them in and it always pisses me off.

I use Office2003 so I hope it's the same in other ver. of word... I don't remember them much....I have been spoiled.

 

Now we're talking! It works! I did via menus, as said in C20's link.

The thing is that I have a version of Word in my native language, and isntead of EQ, it has to be EN. Go figure.



Thanks.

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Nice to be of assistance

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peace

c20 :m: