Make the #%$#% Fractions Stop

[rothrock42]

I'm using Word on the Mac Version vX and 2004 on both OS 10.3 and 10.4.
I can't seem to figure out how to turn the fraction substitution off.
When someone types 1/2 I want it to stay as the characters they typed
and not change to some wierd character.

I've searched these forums and found all kinds of posts about work
arounds for it not working, but I want to make it not work!

Also the help file actually says nothing about a fraction preference,
just how to format things into a fraction.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

In Word 2004:
Type a fraction and let it change. Hover the mouse over the fraction until
you see a blue line. Move the mouse slightly downward so that the blue line
sprouts a lightning icon. Click on the lightning icon so that it turns into
a dropdown menu. One of the options on that dropdown menu should be Stop
Automatically Creating Fractions. Select it.

Caveat! After doing this, it can only be reversed by running a little piece
of code, which is archived in this newsgroup, and easy enough to do, just a
little hassle. If you sometimes want fractions, you can also cmd-z
immediately after the fraction to Undo the autocorrection, or in Word 2004,
you can use the blue line and icon to retroactively change fractions.

I have no idea about Word X. I'm not even sure Word X autocorrects
fractions?

 

[Chris Ridd]

I'm using Word on the Mac Version vX and 2004 on both OS 10.3 and 10.4.
I can't seem to figure out how to turn the fraction substitution off.
When someone types 1/2 I want it to stay as the characters they typed
and not change to some wierd character.

In 2004 there's a little blue underline below the fraction which pops down a
menu that lets you "Stop Automatically Creating Fractions". Does that work?

Cheers,

Chris

 

[rothrock42]

Thank you very much. That fixed it. I could have sworn that it was in
the preferences like where you make it stop doing the ordinals and all,
but the magic blue line is indeed the ticket.