I have the auto correct function turned on and the boxes checked on the
selection list. When I type a common fraction such as 1/2, 1/4, 3/4, the
auto correct changes the format to a fraction character as it should.
However, it won't work when I type in 3/5, 7/8, 13/16, etc. Why doesn't it
correct any fraction?
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Jim C.

Jim wrote:
I have the auto correct function turned on and the boxes checked on
the selection list. When I type a common fraction such as 1/2, 1/4,
3/4, the auto correct changes the format to a fraction character as
it should. However, it won't work when I type in 3/5, 7/8, 13/16,
etc. Why doesn't it correct any fraction?

It doesn't work for any fraction because AutoCorrect is just doing a
replacement of what you typed with a single-character fraction, and most
fonts contain single-character fractions only for the few most common ones.

There are a couple of ways -- not AutoCorrect, but more complicated -- to
get other fractions. See these articles:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateFraction.htm
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

If you are willing to do some work to get what you want, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateFraction.htm
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm

Hope this helps,
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Jim" wrote in message
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I have the auto correct function turned on and the boxes checked on the
selection list. When I type a common fraction such as 1/2, 1/4, 3/4, the
auto correct changes the format to a fraction character as it should.
However, it won't work when I type in 3/5, 7/8, 13/16, etc. Why doesn't
it
correct any fraction?
--
Jim C.

You can, however, create AutoCorrect entries for the fraction characters
(thirds and eighths) that are included in most Unicode fonts.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Jim wrote:
I have the auto correct function turned on and the boxes checked on
the selection list. When I type a common fraction such as 1/2, 1/4,
3/4, the auto correct changes the format to a fraction character as
it should. However, it won't work when I type in 3/5, 7/8, 13/16,
etc. Why doesn't it correct any fraction?

It doesn't work for any fraction because AutoCorrect is just doing a
replacement of what you typed with a single-character fraction, and most
fonts contain single-character fractions only for the few most common
ones.

There are a couple of ways -- not AutoCorrect, but more complicated -- to
get other fractions. See these articles:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateFraction.htm
http://www.gmayor.com/createfraction.htm

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org