Although Roman numerals in Word, and in life as well, are used extremely rarely, it is necessary to know how they are written. Moreover, they are often found in textbooks and in literature. And if everyone can write them on paper, then many will have problems writing them in Word if necessary. The article will discuss how to print them in this program.
Using latin keyboard layout
We start with the easiest way to type Roman numerals in Word, using the Latin keyboard layout. All that an ordinary layman needs to know is the rule for constructing such numbers. The fact is that they are completely similar to Latin ones. For example, the Roman numeral 10 is written as the English letter X, and 5 is V.
All you need to know is how to switch the layout itself. But this is also done simply. There are two ways. The first involves the use of the hot keys Alt + Shift or Ctrl + Shift (depending on the operating system). The second method involves switching using a special menu on the Windows taskbar. It is located in the lower right corner, and the exact location you can see in the picture below.
You can also mention the third method, which is used extremely rarely. But it is worth noting immediately that it only works on the eighth and tenth versions of Windows. It consists in pressing the hot keys Win + Space.
Using the character table
Roman numerals in Word can also be printed in another way. Of course, to someone it may seem ineffective and simply useless, but it is still worth mentioning. It consists in using a special table with symbols, which is in each version of the program. We will now give an example of using the 2003 version, but it is worth saying that you can write Roman numerals in Word 2010 in the same way.
Being on the main page of the program, you must initially click on the "Insert" button, which is located above the top panel, and select the "Symbols" item in the drop-down menu. As a result, a window will open in which there will be a huge number of characters. You just have to find the necessary ones and click on the "Insert" button.
Using character code
Before embedding Roman numerals in Word using a character table, you can pay attention to the code of the character to be inserted. Remembering it, you can print Roman numerals without entering the table with characters. Now the codes of the most popular numbers will be given:
- V-0056;
- X - 0058;
- I - 0049;
- L is 004C;
- M - 004D;
- C - 0043.
Now it remains only to print the character code in the document and press the key combination Alt + X, after which the desired character will be inserted into the text.
Using CTRL + F9
But what if you simply don’t know how Roman numerals are written or constructed? In this case, the embedded tool in the program that converts Arabic numerals to Roman will help you. By the way, using it is quite simple, so that no one will cause difficulties in using it.
Initially, you need to move the cursor to the desired location, click the left mouse button (LMB) and press the key combination Ctrl + F9. After that, braces will appear, between which you must write "(number) \ * Roman". As a result, you will get something like: "{(number) \ * Roman}". Now, after pressing the F9 key, the indicated number will be displayed in Roman numerals.