Fractions in MS Word.

Capt. Picard · 05-15-07, 02:16 PM

I've got a problem ... again.

A collegue had on her computer, before I formatted the thing, a font under the Insert|Symbol function called MS Reference 1 and also a couple of other reference type fonts (Office XP and also 2003). These "fonts" are still on one of the other computers (that's how I know about it). Now the thing is that with those "fonts" one can create one-character fractions quite easily. But now the only "font" that is to be found on her computer is MS Reference Speciality. Now with that "font" one can also use a number of different fractions although you can't create any new ones ... for that, I know, you have to use Insert|Object|MS Equation 3.0. But even though that isn't to difficult for her to use for the first time she is still insistent to know why I can't bring back that MS Reference 1/2.

I'd like to tell her to just STFU, stop complaining and use what's available but I'm looking like an moron for not being able to explain it.

Ancient · 05-15-07, 06:05 PM

Can't you just copy the fonts she needs from the Fonts folder of the computer that still has them to the one that doesn't?

05-15-07, 02:16 PM	#1
Capt. Picard Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 6,380	Fractions in MS Word. I've got a problem ... again. A collegue had on her computer, before I formatted the thing, a font under the Insert\|Symbol function called MS Reference 1 and also a couple of other reference type fonts (Office XP and also 2003). These "fonts" are still on one of the other computers (that's how I know about it). Now the thing is that with those "fonts" one can create one-character fractions quite easily. But now the only "font" that is to be found on her computer is MS Reference Speciality. Now with that "font" one can also use a number of different fractions although you can't create any new ones ... for that, I know, you have to use Insert\|Object\|MS Equation 3.0. But even though that isn't to difficult for her to use for the first time she is still insistent to know why I can't bring back that MS Reference 1/2. I'd like to tell her to just STFU, stop complaining and use what's available but I'm looking like an moron for not being able to explain it. __________________ If beer is not the answer, you're asking the wrong question.

05-15-07, 06:05 PM	#2
Ancient Occasional User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Too far from the beach Posts: 619	Re: Fractions in MS Word. Can't you just copy the fonts she needs from the Fonts folder of the computer that still has them to the one that doesn't? __________________ "You know the difference between cannibals and liberals? Cannibals only eat their enemies."

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