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How to write fractions in Word Step by step!

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Write fractions in Word with keyboard shortcuts
How to achieve it with Ink Equation
Enter Fractions with Equation

While editing different documents, sometimes we will have to write fractions in Word . However, these cannot be entered directly, but we will have to use one of the tools that the Microsoft office suite provides us. Luckily, getting it is something extremely fast and simple..

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Write fractions in Word with keyboard shortcuts

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We start by opening Word and any file where we want to add the fraction. In the text interface, we will press Ctrl + F9 and we will see that an icon like this appears: {}

Next, we are going to add the formula: EQ(_)F(X,Y)

  • EQ: Abbreviation for Equation.
  • (_) space, is essential because without a space, we cannot write fraction formulas.
  • F: abbreviation for fraction.
  • X: numerator.
  • Y: denominator.
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So that it is better understood. If we want to enter the fraction 27, we will enter the syntax as: EQ F (2,7)..

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Once entered, we will have to press the Shift + F9 key combination to finish the fraction.

How to achieve it with Ink Equation

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In the Word document we are going to have to click on the Insert tab that is located in the upper bar of the screen, after this we will click on Equation..

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The Equation window will appear on the right side, so we will click on the Ink Equation element.

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We will see a new window, it is something similar to a drawing board, so we click on Write and proceed to write the fraction that we want to enter. We can also click on the eraser icon and use the mouse to move to each misspelled position to delete. Or we can click Delete to delete everything.

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Once we're done, we'll click the Insert button to finish typing the fraction. Now we will see the result written with the Ink Equation tool.

Enter Fractions with Equation

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There is another similar way to add fractions. For this we go to the Insert tab at the top and click on the Equation element.

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In the toolbar at the top we will click on Fraction.

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Next, the fractions window will open, we will select the decimal representation.

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After this, we will write the numerator and denominator of the decimal. That would be it!



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