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FRACTION.ZIP (v1.01;
08/23/07; 19,593 bytes)
Compatible with WordPerfect
9,10,11,12,X3
The older version of this macro
(v1.0) works in WP8 and is included in a separate ZIP
download file, FRACTION-WP8.ZIP
(9,378 bytes). Users of WP9 and later should use the newer
version above.
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Documentation, Modifications, and Support |
Purpose
This WordPerfect 9+ macro
automatically converts any typed fraction (e.g., 1/100)
to a super- and subscripted number. (WordPerfect 8 users:
See left sidebar for the early version of this macro.)
Fraction.wcm produces fractions
very similar in appearance to those in the WordPerfect symbol
set: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, etc. That is, the small set of fractions
that are created with QuickCorrect (if turned on with Tools,
QuickCorrect, Replace words as you type) or that can be inserted
with Insert, Symbol (or Ctrl+W), Typographioal Symbols.
Instructions
To use it, either
(1) type the desired fraction
(without a following space) -- e.g., 1 5/8 (one and five-eighth)
-- and play the macro;
or
(2) place the cursor on an existing
fraction -- or just after the last number of the fraction --
and play the macro.
If you type the fraction (#1
above), don't add a space or other character immediately after
the last number. While WordPerfect's QuickCorrect requires this,
the Fraction macro does not (and will not convert the numbers
to a fraction if you type a following space just before playing
the macro). If there is a following space, you can move the cursor
back to (or on top of) the fraction before playing the macro
(#2 above).
For compound fractions
(i.e., mixed numbers), such as 1 ½, type a normal space
(i.e., not a hard space or hyphen) between the whole number (the
integer) and the fraction. The macro needs to know where the
fractional part of the number begins, and the space does that.
(See also the Tips below about removing this space, if
desired.)
Advantages
- Any fraction can be converted
-- 1/2, 10/250, 10 5/16, etc. In contrast, WordPerfect's QuickCorrect
depends on a small set of built-in fraction symbols.
- The fraction more closely resembles
the fractions created by WordPerfect's QuickCorrect than if you
simply user superscript and subscript formatting (i.e., Format,
Font). For example, the denominator "sits" on the text
baseline when you use this macro, rather than below it.
- The macro can convert an existing
fraction elsewhere in the text as well as the one just typed,
with no need for a menu or other dialog. Just place the cursor
on the existing fraction and play the macro.
Tips
- The macro can be assigned to
a toolbar button or keystroke
combination for easy access while typing.
- (New in version 1.01) You can set an option in the redlined
User Modification
Area of the macro's code
to have the macro automatically remove any spaces between a whole
number and the fraction. You can also have the space replaced
with a regular hyphen or a hard hyphen. (See limitations below.)
- On some monitors at certain
screen resolutions, the fraction may appear too small or "cramped".
Try a test printout and see if the macro produces an acceptable
printed fraction. The fraction looks best at font sizes
in the range of about 10-14 points. With font sizes outside this
range you may want to adjust the vertical and horizontal advance
commands in the User
Modification Area of the
macro's code. There, you can also remove the [Small] relative
font size attribute if you want the fraction to appear in normal
size text.
Known limitations
- If you choose the option in
the User
Modification Area of the
macro's code to remove spaces between any whole number and the
following fraction (e.g., the space between 1 and 3/4 in a number
such as 1 3/4), and there are format codes already applied
to the whole number or the fraction, the macro will not remove
the spaces or may otherwise become confused. (It cannot anticipate
every possible thing you might do to format the item.) Use regular
spaces (press the <spacebar>) between the whole number
and the fraction, and without using additional format codes.
- Playing the macro a second
time on a mixed number (an integer plus a fraction) where
the space between the integer and the fraction has been (1) removed
or (2) replaced with a hyphen will produce erroneous results:
In the first case the integer and the numerator will be combined;
in the second case, the integer will be bolded (if bold was used
in the fraction). However, if an intervening space is present,
the macro should work properly no matter how often the macro
is played on that compound fraction.
- Typing a fraction on the first
line of a Header, Footer, Watermark or Text Box will cause the
denominator of the fraction to display slightly below the baseline.
This is apparently due to the way these items are structured.
You can add a vertical advance code (with Format, Typesetting)
at the beginning of the first line in these items to move all
text down a fraction of an inch (try 0.02") to compensate.
- The macro does not work in footnotes
(but it does work in endnotes). However, you can cut-and-paste
a converted fraction (with all its format codes) into a footnote.
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