Normal multiplication and division symbols in formulas?

Question

I want to use the normal * and / symbols instead of the × and ÷ symbols in formulas. I haven't used those symbols since I was in middle school. I have been using * and / for 30 years now. I have to conciously translate everything and it's annoying. 1÷8 doesn't look like a fraction like 1/8 does.
Is there a way to set this back to the normal math symbols in formulas in Numbers 3?
I already provided Numbers feedback to Apple. If you agree (assuming there's no way to change it), please submit your own feedback.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/numbers.html
Thanks.

Answer 1

In the mean time, you could use a script to substitute the division and multiplication symbols you want. I borrowed most of this script from another post. I can't say I know how it works.
on run
          set t to (the clipboard)
          replace("÷", "/", t)
          replace("×", "*", t)
  set the clipboard to t
end run
on replace(Oldchar, Newchar, Thestring)
          set t to tid(Thestring, Oldchar)
          set t to tid(Thestring, Newchar)
end replace
on tid(input, delim)
          set {oldTID, my text item delimiters} to {my text item delimiters, delim}
          if class of input is list then
                    set output to input as text
          else
                    set output to text items of input
          end if
          set my text item delimiters to oldTID
          return output
end tid