How do I get a fraction like 3/16 to format like 1/2 does?

I cannot figure out how to make the fraction format for oddball fractions...
I teach math and need to type fractions like 7/8 or 1/16 and all I can get it
to do is 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4! HELP!

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I cannot figure out how to make the fraction format for oddball fractions...
I teach math and need to type fractions like 7/8 or 1/16 and all I can get it
to do is 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4! HELP!


It's because the fractions 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4 are single characters in
most fonts, but other fractions such as 3/8 are not - you must compose
them of three characters: a 3, a slash, and an 8. You can get a similar
effect by making the numerator a superscript, followed by a slash, and
the denominator in a smaller font - but it seems like a lot of work!

--
Peter Aitken
Author, MS Word for Medical and Technical Writers
www.tech-word.com

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

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I cannot figure out how to make the fraction format for oddball
fractions...
I teach math and need to type fractions like 7/8 or 1/16 and all I can get
it
to do is 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4! HELP!

Originally Posted by fractioneer

I cannot figure out how to make the fraction format for oddball fractions...
I teach math and need to type fractions like 7/8 or 1/16 and all I can get it
to do is 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4! HELP!

If you're doing math then you should really look at using LaTeX instead of Word. Fractions are then trivial, and are automatically formatted and positioned correctly, eg \frac{13}{16}

LaTeX is free and runs on all platforms. More details at the user group pages https://tug.org