Just been on Microsoft word. I want to do some practice times tables and facts for my son, as he has a test every Friday.
He also has to do some divide facts, but how do I do the divide symbol on a computer keyboard?
2006-11-14 00:56:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Ido know it's the / key but my son's only 8 and he only knows the - with the dot above and below it..THANKYOU ALBERT!!
2006-11-14 01:04:50 · update #1
Da*n guys! give her a break. he's EIGHT years old. He's not going to know the / sign yet. she was asking for the old fashioned division symbol. jeez...
Anyway,
scroll through all the menu's and look for symbols...it should be in there. it'll take a lil more time having to do that but oh well. Or you could teach him the /...he'll need that for HS anyway.
2006-11-14 01:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In WORD
Left click on INSERT
Left click SYMBOL
You will find the division sign on row 12
L click of the sign
L click on insert
Although your son is only 8 it would be a good idea to make up some of your practice tables using this sign as well as the / and also the horizontal line format.
In this way he will learn all of the different methods. This is really is important because sometimes seeing a strange symbol can throw kids (and adults) even though they know what to do when they see the sign the recognise.
Best of luck
2006-11-14 03:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like this put one dot above and below the - sign or explain that computers show the divide sign thus /
2006-11-14 00:59:27 · answer #3 · answered by tunisianboy46 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way to do it on a computer keyboard is to use the forward slash. You have to have special programs to have the symbol for the division sign. Hope it helps! <3
2006-11-14 00:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go to insert then symbol and look for the divide sign
2006-11-14 01:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by ljcraigboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the divide symbol is /
the forward slash!!!
8 / 2 = 4
2006-11-14 00:58:14 · answer #6 · answered by Neorini 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
usually a back slash will surfice such as ' / ' but seeing that you are using Ms Word, you can go 'insert' > 'symbols'.
in there you will find a whole lot of mathematical symbols.
2006-11-14 01:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by V/D West 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep,forward slash
2006-11-14 01:18:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the divide symbol:
"/" or ":"
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or you can click on insert - object - microsoft equation 3.0
(choose which do you want, there are many options there)
hope this helps
2006-11-14 01:17:17 · answer #9 · answered by fii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the top of the Microsoft page and hit insert and scroll down to symbol. there it is.
2006-11-14 01:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by special 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋