Re: [libreoffice-users] How do I collapse the common fractions in Writer?

Den 30.06.2015 22:33, libreoffice-ml.mbourne@spamgourmet.com skreiv:
> MR ZenWiz wrote:
> > I have been searching for this and I can't seem to find the right 
> > setting.
> >
> > I have three or four installations of LO on various computers. On
> > some of them, LO Writer automatically converts 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4 into
> > the symbols for such (½ ¼ ¾).  On others, the letters remain
> > unchanged.
> >
> > I'm reasonably certain there is a setting for this in one of the
> > options, but I can't find it in Help and I can't figure out which one
> > it's supposed to be in the Options lists.
>
> It's under Tools > AutoCorrect Options
> - In the "Replace" tab, you need the following entries, which I think 
> should be there by default:
>     Replace  1/2  with  ½
>     Replace  1/4  with  ¼
>     Replace  3/4  with  ¾
> In the "Options" tab, you need to enable "Use replacement table"
>
> Personally, I disable using the replacement table because it gets in 
> the way when I don't want the replacement to happen, e.g. when 
> entering dates:
> - 1/1 gives 1st January of the current year, as expected
> - 2/1 gives 2nd January of the current year (I'm in the UK)
> - 3/1 gives 3rd January of the current year
> ...
> - 31/1 gives 31st January of the current year
> But:
> - 1/2 gives ½, not 1st February
> - 1/4 gives ¼, not 1st April
> - 3/4 gives ¾, not 3rd April
>
> Mark.

If you are using Windows, press and hold the left Alt-key while writing 
0189 on the numeric keyboard to write the character ½. Code 0188 gives ¼ 
and 0190 ¾.
There are more codes. Take a look at the menu Insert ->  Special Character.
Or have a look at the menu Tools -> AutoCorrect Options on that computer 
where it works.

Mark, I think you know it but perhaps others don't: If you write 1/2 and 
it is changed to ½ press Ctrl + Z immediately  and the ½ changes back to 
1/2.

Kolbjørn

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