
Let us convert them into fractions using the Home tab. There are tons of characters built into Mac fonts that are only available through this method. We have a few numbers from cell A1 to A10 with decimal points. Be sure to look at the characters available by holding down each of the Mac's control and function keys (and sometimes combinations such as control-option). Use the 1/ coupled with the numbers on the next line in the window to make your own 1/ fraction.īy the way, use the other menu choice in the US flag pull-down (Show Keyboard Viewer) to see all of the characters available for each font on your mac. If you single click on one of them then click on the insert button (at the bottom of the window) Mac OS will insert that fraction into whatever document you're working on.įractions include 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4, 3/4, 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 1/6, 5/6, 1/8, 3/8/, 5/8, 7/8, and 1/. Scroll down in the character pane on the right and you'll see the fractions that are built into the Mac OS fonts. Then click on "Numbers and Number Symbols" in the "Symbols" drop-down menu. Click Auto-Correction at the top of the preferences window. In the subsequent pane, select "All Characters" in the "View" pull-down (if not the default). Choose Numbers > Preferences (from the Numbers menu at the top of your screen). Mine is just before the current date/time.Ĭlick on the US flag and select "Show Character Palette" from the pull-down menu. Now, look for a US Flag icon in the upper right corner of your Finder menu bar. Finally, click on the "Show input menu in menu bar" box at the bottom of the page. Then click on Character Palette AND Keyboard Viewer in the window.

Just below the menu bar, click on Input Menu.

Look for the INTERNATIONAL preference and click on it.

Open your preferences panel (assuming you're using Mac OS X.n.
