AutoCorrect Superscript

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geowonders
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AutoCorrect Superscript

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In times past, using Writer, when I entered the fractions 1/2 or 3/4, they automatically formatted as superscript. I know the shortcut for superscript is CTRL+SHIFT+P but I want it to appear as superscript by default. I have followed the path:

Format
AutoCorrect
AutoCorrect Options
Replace
3/4 with 3/4 (superscript appearance)
OK

Nothing changes. Reinstalling the latest version did not make any difference. Any suggestions?
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Zizi64
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Re: AutoCorrect Superscript

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In times past, using Writer, when I entered the fractions 1/2 or 3/4, they automatically formatted as superscript.
I suppose the "formatted" (substituted) ½ (and the ¾) characters is/are not three SUPERSCRIPT formatted characters, but those are UNICODE characters. You need put one Unicode character instead of the three formatted characters into the Replace window .
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Re: AutoCorrect Superscript

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The path for making the substitute does not mention UNICODE. It has in the "Replace" column the fractions 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4 and their respective replacements in the "With" column are superscript. But I discovered the problem: The path to fix this was: Tools > AutoCorrect Options > Use replacement table. By placing checks in both boxes, my superscript now appears as expected. At some long time in the past, I had unchecked those boxes in trying to make it stop certain corrections I did not want.
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Re: AutoCorrect Superscript

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Is the text set to the correct language? The options don't apply to all languages. The AutoCorrect option will also fail if the language is set to [None}.
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Re: AutoCorrect Superscript

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That's good to know. However, the problem was found - as I've described above. I had not instructed the writer to use the table of replacements.
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