create a symbol?

[Pronet]

Can I create a symbol from a typed fraction such as 2/3 in word 2007?

 

[Klaus Linke]

Can I create a symbol from a typed fraction such as 2/3 in word 2007?

Good Type 2154 then Alt+X.

Bad But the character for 2/3 doesn't exist in most fonts, and even if it does, many other fractions don't.

Good
More fonts have superscripted and subscriped numbers, and the fraction slash U+2044 and/or division slash U+2215.
So you can build any fraction using those characters.

Bad There's still a lot of fonts that don't have the necessary characters.

Good You can still build your own fractions using properly subscripted and superscripted numbers.

Bad That's a lot of work.

Good People have written macros to do the job for you.
See for example Graham Mayor's web site
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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

 

[Pronet]

Thanks Klaus

Have a look at the next reply.

Ed

Good Type 2154 then Alt+X.

Bad But the character for 2/3 doesn't exist in most fonts, and even if it does, many other fractions don't.

Good More fonts have superscripted and subscriped numbers, and the fraction slash U+2044 and/or division slash U+2215.
So you can build any fraction using those characters.

Bad There's still a lot of fonts that don't have the necessary characters.

Good You can still build your own fractions using properly subscripted and superscripted numbers.

Bad That's a lot of work.

Good People have written macros to do the job for you.
See for example Graham Mayor's web site
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Pronet]

Thanks Suzanne - worked perfect.

Ed

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

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Did you read all of Klaus's reply? You might want to check out Graham's
macro.