How do I make a root sign on the computer?

Question

and put a number up at the top of a number

Answer 1

I use the Windows Character Map tool.

It's under Start Menu->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools.

You have to scroll down a ways to get to the square root. It's near most of the Greek letters.

Answer 2

There are at least 4 different ways to do this: the easy way, the quick way, the powerful way, and the cheating way.


The Easy way: put the cursor where you need the symbol, go to the Insert menu, Symbol, Symbols tab, Font: (normal text), Subset: Mathematical Operators, and scroll through the various symbols to get the √



The Quick way: In your formating menu select the Symbol font, turn the NumLock on, and with the Alt down type in numbers 0214.

Since it is hard to extend the line as you requested for the Easy way and the Quick way, I'd recommend the Powerful way. However, if you want to use either of these two ways, you can still do it either by (1) using the overstrike font (in the font format) and define the bar (an ASCII symbol 175) as the overstrike character, or (2) by selecting a character and the bar, and setting their kerning to zero.



The Powerful way:
Click where you want to insert the equation.
On the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create New tab.
In the Object type box, click Microsoft Equation 3.0.
Click OK.
Build the equation by selecting symbols from the Equation toolbar and by typing variables and numbers.From the top row of the Equation toolbar, you can choose from more than 150 mathematical symbols. From the bottom row, you can choose from a variety of templates or frameworks that contain symbols such as fractions, integrals, and summations.


The Cheating Way: Put whatever you want to take a square root of into parentheses or brackets, go immediately after the close of the parentheses, on the Format menu select Font..., hit the font tab, under Effects check the Superscript box, press OK. Then type either 0.5 or 1/2.

Answer 3

I just learned how do it with the Character Map; Just like Jim says, but he didn't mention that after selecting the √ or whatever character you want, you have to click 'select' and then 'copy' to put it in the clipboard for use in another document.

This can be a somewhat tedious process, and I have developed the habit of selecting about 10 characters first thing when I turn my computer on in the AM. Then whenever I need one of them, I type ctrl V, they all come up. and I delete all but the one I need. Sounds weird, but works for me. I just tried the alt+ascii code, and it works, but I'll have to have a list of those codes handy.....

Answer 4

If you are in Microsoft Word (2003) you can click on

Insert>Object.....then look for Microsoft Equation 3.0 in the list.

If you want to make an exponent(number at the top) hold down Ctrl & Shift then press the = key. This will let you do exponents. Then press Ctrl/Shift/= to undo it.

Answer 5

while creating your root sign to put the number and hold the ctrl key by shift key and type the root number.or by going to word change the font type to wingding.

Answer 6

Open your word processing software.
Type "ROOT".
Then type a couple of numbers.

Answer 7

....
√

with "num-lock" light lit, hold down the "alt" key
and type "251" on the numeric keypad ... (not the
numerals at the top of qwertyuiop[] - row] ..

this will result in ASCII character #251, which is the
root-symbol.

anyway, that's how I would do it ...

good luck

Answer 8

Try copying and pasting this one √