Writing fractions in Word: This is how easy it is

Displaying decimal numbers is no problem in Word - but it's a different story with fractions, since numerators and denominators appear next to each other instead of below each other in Word. With the help of a certain Word function, you can change this and get flawless mathematical fractions.

You can write fractions correctly in Word 2010 with the help of the Formula function.

Word can also do math - and lots of it. The correct representation of fractions is one of the easiest tasks of the word processing program and is done automatically since Office 2013. In many cases, you still have to help out manually." Microsoft Office 2019 Professional Plus: Buy license key cheap at MMOGA!

Writing fractions in Word: This is how you proceed

To display a fraction correctly, only the following steps are necessary:

1. Open Word and switch to the "Insert" tab in the menu bar at the top.

   Step 1: Switch to the "Insert" tab in the menu bar
   

2. After that, click on the "Formula" button located at the very top right.

   Step 2: Click on the "Formula"
   

3. Now a formula box opens in Word.

   Step 3: The formula box opens.
   

4. Now click on the "Fraction" field in the menu at the top and select the appropriate display option for your fraction.

   Step 4: Click on "Break". Here you can select the appropriate display options.
   
   

5. In the new formula box, enter the numbers for denominator and numerator.

   Step 5: Insert numbers for denominator and numerator in the new formula box.
   

The fraction now appears in a representation like you know from your math book.

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