I'm still using Word97. How do I type fractions? I want to type six & a half (but don't want to use 6.5)

How about 6 1/2?

Thanks .....but I wanted it to look like a real fraction.

insert symbol - ariel (there are 1/4 and 1/2) as true fractions

As Gary said, bring up the character map and copy the character you want.

Thanks guys! That's exactly what I wanted. Simple when you know how!!

And a shortcut to those is this:

Hold your ALT key down and press 0188 (for ¼) or 0189 (for ½) or 0190 (for ¾) on your NUMERIC KEYPAD.