Writing 1/2 and 1/4 on a keyboard

[spudqueen]

I'm sure there's a way of writing 1/2 and 1/4 on a keyboard so they only take up one character space only I can't remember it. Can anyone else?

[IndieSinger]

Yes. The Alt+ code on most computers are 0189 for � and 0188 for � (� is 0190). Hold down the Alt key, type the corresponding number on the right-hand keypad, then release Alt.

[spudqueen]

Thanks IndieSinger

[maitre d']

spudqueen - if you bring up character map [usually charmap.exe] you'll find all the extra characters available, useful for things like wingdings/webdings

[IndieSinger]

As maitre d' indicates, you can also use Character Map to find out the Alt+ codes.

Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map (or Start -> Run -> charmap.exe) click on the symbol you want to use and the Alt+ code is displayed in the bottom right-hand corner.