The ASCII character set contains single-character symbols for common fractions such as 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4. Microsoft Word 2010 has the ability to detect when you type one of these fractions and convert ...

Although it may not be entirely obvious, Microsoft Word offers quite an extensive library of symbols (such as copyright signs and fractions) and special characters (such as the em dash and the ...

Q. I type reports mostly in Times New Roman font and often use fractions. For example, when I type 1/2, Word converts it to 12 —a single-character fraction. But if I change fonts, the word processor ...

Microsoft's flagship word processor has tons of neat little features to customize your documents, and it can be hard to keep track of and master them all. But with our quick guides to using Microsoft ...