I'm trying to type a recipe in Word. The 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 fractions
convert to small compact-looking fractions but 1/3, 2/3, etc. look
like regular numbers. Any suggestions?
If you are using Mac Word 2004 then you can add to the autocorrect
entries for more fractions.
First, insert into a Word document, the fraction you wish to add using
the OS X character palette. (That is a bit tricky, search for VULGAR
FRACTION if you can think of a way) They are scattered about the code
tables a bit, and not all fractions are available in all fonts. Look at
unicode 2153 to 215F for rarer ones and 00bc to 00be for 1/4 1/2 3/4
Select it in the Word doc
Choose Tools » autocorrect and fill in the replace field with something
memorable. My convention is to wrap the fraction in parentheses e.g.
(1/5).
Press add.
Repeat for all the fractions you can find that you are interested in.
I googled the web in the end, with a search string of "unicode vulgar
fraction"
It seems that list above, which I found by blundering about in
character palette is complete.
You can construct others from equation fields or by playing silly games
with overwrites and / bars. That was the way we did it in Word v.X
before Unicode arrived.
