Re: Dumb math question

[Herbert Voss]

Robin Turner wrote:
> 
> Well, I've looked through the Tutorial, the User Guide and a LaTeX command
> summary, and I still can't find how to do the following ...
> 
> 1.  Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction;

http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/lyx/mathmode.html#nicefrac

> 2.  Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc").

\usepackagae{textcomp}
and in text \textdegree

Herbert

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