# How do you switch to the fractional part of a value with the keyboard?

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**Created:** [April 12, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-you-switch-to-the-fractional-part-of-a-value-with-the-keyboard/31248 "2024-04-12T17:19:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-you-switch-to-the-fractional-part-of-a-value-with-the-keyboard/31248/1 "2024-04-12T17:19:01Z")

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When entering values in fractional inches, is there a way to switch from entering the whole inches to entering the fractional part without opening up the whole keypad and clicking this button?  
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Space just re-aligns my camera. Tab doesn’t do it. Slash just tells it my whole inches value is actually the numerator and switches to entering the denominator.