|
Fractions |
Scroll |
You can insert fractions of various heights into text – full, medium, and small. They differ from one another by the height of characters in the numerator and denominator (see the table).
To insert fractions, the Fractions command is used.
The character sizes in fractions of various heights are given in the table.
Character size in fractions of various heights
Command |
Object height |
The character height relative to the character height of the current font, % |
|
|
Small-Size Fraction |
Small |
≈45 |
|
Medium-Size Fraction |
Medium |
≈67 |
|
Regular-Size Fraction |
Full |
100 |
After calling the fraction insertion command, a fraction bar appears at the current cursor position, and the cursor moves to the position for entering the numerator. To enter the denominator, click below the fraction bar or press the <→> key when the text cursor is at the last position in the numerator.
When entering a fraction, the numerator and denominator are centered automatically. The size of the fraction bar always conforms to the expression of the greatest length (in the numerator or denominator).
When moving the cursor over a line containing a fraction using the <→> and <←> keys, the following rules apply.
•When moving from left to right, the cursor first passes through the numerator and then through the denominator.
•When moving from right to left, the cursor first passes through the denumerator and then through the nominator.
Fractions can be inserted into the numerator and denominator of an existing fraction, resulting in the creation of nested ("complex") fractions.
If a string fragment was selected before calling the command to insert a fraction, it is converted into the numerator of the fraction. The denominator should be entered in a regular way.
|
Example of using a full-height fraction
Empty character spaces for numerators and denominators in fractions are displayed as colored fields, gray by default. They are visible if the formatting marks displayis enabled.
