Microsoft KB Archive/49318

Word: Creating a Division Formula in Word

PSS ID Number: Q49318 Article last modified on 01-16-1998

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Summary In versions 5.1 and earlier of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, to create a long division sign similar to the following example ______ 20 | 345

by using the Word formula typesetting commands.

NOTE: In Word version 5.1, the long division sign in the Equation Editor may prevent your document from printing correctly. To work around this problem, follow the instructions below for creating a Word formula to make a long division sign.

Example
To create the long division expression, ______ 20 | 345

you would enter the following formula:

20....(345)

NOTE: To create the backslash (.) for the above formulas, use the following key combination:

COMMAND+OPTION+BACKSLASH

The formula ...(345) places the left side and top of a box around the number 345.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information on formulas, see page 98 of the “Reference to Microsoft Word” manual for version 4.0.

For more information on division signs and the Word 5.0 the Equation Editor, see page 57 of the “Microsoft Equation Editor User’s Guide.”

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