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I'm using Yosemite and can't find the 1/2 symbol. I've checked in the character viewer and keyboard prefs.
ProustGiulio wrote: I use this workaround: Open Settings>General>Keyboard>Text Replacement, tap the "+" symbol, then copy (from an Internet page) & paste: Phrase = ½. Shortcut = 1/2. Then tap Save (top right corner) Regards. Giulio.
Actually is Double Click, otherwise no fraction is inserted in the With column. Basically you'll set to change automatically every typed 1/2 (Replace column) to ½ (With column). The wanted fraction is picked during the setup from the Emoji & Symbols panel by double-clicking on it. If you don't want to set the automatic replacements you can ...
You cannot directly enter fractions (or other glyphs) from the iPad on-screen keyboard. There are keyboard Apps that add additional keyboards that you can install ...
Just use the character viewer to create text substitutions for each string 1/2 : ½ , etc. The Text Substitutions are just one tab over, "Text" on the Keyboard system prefs. Now, sometimes those may get in your way, so you might have to disable Text Replacement (Edit Menu, Substitutions) when you really want 1/2.
To create a text replacement: Copy the fraction on your iPhone the way you want it formatted. Then go to Settings> General> Keyboard> Text Replacement> Add> Put the correctly formated fraction in phrase ex: ¼ > put the unformatted fraction in the shortcut ex: 1/4.
Cannot find 1/2 symbol. Where is it? Under Menu, there is no Special Characters choice, only "Emoji & Symbols". This has loads of stuff, but no fractions. Where can I find the 1/2 fraction? It is also not present under the "See Special Character Viewer" option. Help! iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), null Posted on May 18, 2015 8:57 AM Best reply Drew Reece Level 6 10,660 points Posted on May 18 ...
Hello, I am new to mac and I wanted to know how to make fractions on a mac. When in Windows, you hold down the alt key and type 0188 and the 1/4 fraction would show up. that is what I am looking for. thanks for any help or advice, Paul
How to type 1/2 symbol? I'm using Yosemite and can't find the 1/2 symbol. I've checked in the character viewer and keyboard prefs. MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10), Late 2011, 2.4GHz, 16gb, 1tb SSD Posted on Oct 21, 2014 5:18 PM Best reply Barney-15E Level 10 113,518 points Posted on Oct 21, 2014 6:03 PM
In the System/Keyboard/Text preference pane put in the following: The lefthand column is what you type and the right hand column you enter from the Show Emoji & Symbols menu: The preference pane will look like this: So when you type 1/2 you get ½. How to insert a symbol for 1/2 into a document. . Support.