Not really. If Word allowed a tab setting of "100%", that would solve
the problem, but tab settings have to be in "ruler units". If your
ruler is in inches, the tab has to be between -22" and 22". There is
no requirement that a tab be set inside the margins.

The only way that I know of to do what you want to do is to save a
different template for each type of document. Let's say you have three
document types with these desired equation and equation number
settings:

equation number
1" from left margin 6.5"
centered on page 6.5"
centered on page 6"

Just set up MTDisplayEquation style with those tab settings, and save
the document with a unique name and a dotm extension. Make sure the
templates are saved to your templates folder, which by default is at
the path

C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Templates

When you create a new document, don't click "New" on the Ribbon.
Instead, click the Office button, then click New. Choose "My
templates". Your custom templates will appear in the "New" dialog, so
choose the one you want and click OK.

If you already have an existing document and you want to apply a style
from another document to it, the process is more involved, but it can
be done.

--
Bob Mathews
Director of Training
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On 5-Feb-2008, wrote:

Bob,

Sorry--one more thing. I use different margin settings for different
kinds of documents. So setting the right tab for the equation
number to 6 will not work for all documents. Is there a way to get
the equation number right aligned no matter what the margin
settings?

Thanks,

Elbert