[Blindmath] Creating equations in documents

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> On Aug 28, 2014, at 11:01 AM, "Bill K. Dengler via Blindmath" <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Here's the LaTeX notation for a fraction : 
> \frac{numerator}{denominator}
> 
> Bill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill K. Dengler [mailto:codeofdusk at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 1:55 PM
> To: 'Wilson_KC'; 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics';
> 'Sarah Clark'
> Subject: RE: [Blindmath] Creating equations in documents
> 
> Can you read?
> She wanted to create this handout for *sighted* students.
> To answer the OP's question, you can do it with LaTeX. If you had Gnu/Linux,
> I'd tell you to install the texlive package and use that to compile your
> documents. I'm not sure what you'd do on a Windows box. I will start a
> thread about that topic.
> 
> Bill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Wilson_KC
> via Blindmath
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 1:34 PM
> To: Sarah Clark; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Creating equations in documents
> 
> Do you have a Nemeth book?  On page 313 they show you the spacial
> arrangement of a fraction.  If you don't, I can try to explain it.  
> 
> On one line and three spaces from margin, you would Braille out number sign
> with the number for the numerator.
> 
> On the next line below that, and one space to the left of that number sign
> Braille sign for "th" then a series of dots 25 until the end of the number,
> then the number sign.  You are basically creating the fraction line
> spacially. 
> 
> For the denominator: On the next line, and lining up your number sign just
> below the number sign in the numerator, again Braille a number sign then the
> number. 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Blindmath [blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Sarah Clark via
> Blindmath [blindmath at nfbnet.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 9:02 AM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: [Blindmath] Creating equations in documents
> 
> Hello All,
> I am creating some handouts for sighted students, which will contain some
> basic math equations, and specifically, I need to format the division
> equations properly so that the numerator is above the denominator (instead
> of them simply being seperated with a /) Is there an accessible way to do
> this? I am currently using Word 2003.
> Thanks,
> Sarah
> 
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