I use Word 2003 at home but Word 2000 at work. At home I can type in 2153 and
then Alt + x and get 1/3. It doesn't change on my system at work. Is there a
setting that I need to look for that will allow this change to occur? This is
assuming that Word 2000 supports that feature.

Annie

The Alt+X thing only works in Word 2002 or later. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...teFraction.htm for
other ways to make fractions.

Annie wrote:
I use Word 2003 at home but Word 2000 at work. At home I can type in 2153 and
then Alt + x and get 1/3. It doesn't change on my system at work. Is there a
setting that I need to look for that will allow this change to occur? This is
assuming that Word 2000 supports that feature.

Annie

try:

Hold down 'Alt'
Press "+" (numeric keypad)
Type 2153 (numeric keypad)
Release Alt



"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...
The Alt+X thing only works in Word 2002 or later. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...teFraction.htm for
other ways to make fractions.

Annie wrote:
I use Word 2003 at home but Word 2000 at work. At home I can type in
2153 and
then Alt + x and get 1/3. It doesn't change on my system at work. Is
there a
setting that I need to look for that will allow this change to occur?
This is
assuming that Word 2000 supports that feature.

Annie

"JethroUK©" wrote:
try:

Hold down 'Alt'
Press "+" (numeric keypad)
Type 2153 (numeric keypad)
Release Alt


Hi Jethro,

This works for you? Which OS do you use?

If I follow your steps (Word2003, WinXP) I get the character with decimal
code 2153, the same as if I hadn't pressed the "+".

To get 1/3, I would have to use 2153 converted to a decimal number
(Alt+8531).
2*16*16*16 + 1*16*16 + 5*16 + 3 = 8531

Greetings,
Klaus

works for me on Word 2002 - just thought it was worth a try


"Klaus Linke" wrote in message
...
"JethroUK©" wrote:
try:

Hold down 'Alt'
Press "+" (numeric keypad)
Type 2153 (numeric keypad)
Release Alt


Hi Jethro,

This works for you? Which OS do you use?

If I follow your steps (Word2003, WinXP) I get the character with decimal
code 2153, the same as if I hadn't pressed the "+".

To get 1/3, I would have to use 2153 converted to a decimal number
(Alt+8531).
2*16*16*16 + 1*16*16 + 5*16 + 3 = 8531

Greetings,
Klaus

That's why I asked about the OS, since it's an operating system feature, not
a Word feature.

I heard that you can insert Unicode characters using their hex code in
Win2003 Server and XP, but it never worked for me in Win XP.
Maybe you need some additional software or setting?

Regards,
Klaus


"JethroUK©" wrote:
works for me on Word 2002 - just thought it was worth a try


"Klaus Linke" wrote in message
...
"JethroUK©" wrote:
try:

Hold down 'Alt'
Press "+" (numeric keypad)
Type 2153 (numeric keypad)
Release Alt


Hi Jethro,

This works for you? Which OS do you use?

If I follow your steps (Word2003, WinXP) I get the character with decimal
code 2153, the same as if I hadn't pressed the "+".

To get 1/3, I would have to use 2153 converted to a decimal number
(Alt+8531).
2*16*16*16 + 1*16*16 + 5*16 + 3 = 8531

Greetings,
Klaus

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateFraction.htm
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"Annie" wrote in message
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I use Word 2003 at home but Word 2000 at work. At home I can type in 2153
and
then Alt + x and get 1/3. It doesn't change on my system at work. Is there
a
setting that I need to look for that will allow this change to occur? This
is
assuming that Word 2000 supports that feature.

Annie