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I would like to have each equation centered on a line, but have the equation
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Use a Center Tab to center your equation, use a Right Tab to right align your
number. "Anna M." wrote: I would like to have each equation centered on a line, but have the equation number right-flushed. How do I do that? |
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But note that if you do this, you will be unable to refer to the caption
alone, as the entire paragraph (including the equation) will be considered part of the caption. A workaround is to create a single-row, two-column borderless table. Put the caption in the right cell (formatted just wide enough to contain it) and the equation in the left, centered, with a left indent to equal the width of the right cell. To facilitate entering equations in this format, save a dummy equation-table as an AutoText entry. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "SVC" wrote in message ... Use a Center Tab to center your equation, use a Right Tab to right align your number. "Anna M." wrote: I would like to have each equation centered on a line, but have the equation number right-flushed. How do I do that? |
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This post has helped me, too--thanks.
you will be unable to refer to the caption alone, as the entire paragraph (including the equation) will be considered part of the caption. I hope eventually Microsoft will fix this bug, which they have not done in the latest version of Word 2007. (I'd tell you exactly what version I have, but with the wonderful new user interface, I can't figure out how to look up what it is. Whatever became of help/about?) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: But note that if you do this, you will be unable to refer to the caption alone, as the entire paragraph (including the equation) will be considered part of the caption. A workaround is to create a single-row, two-column borderless table. Put the caption in the right cell (formatted just wide enough to contain it) and the equation in the left, centered, with a left indent to equal the width of the right cell. To facilitate entering equations in this format, save a dummy equation-table as an AutoText entry. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "SVC" wrote in message ... Use a Center Tab to center your equation, use a Right Tab to right align your number. "Anna M." wrote: I would like to have each equation centered on a line, but have the equation number right-flushed. How do I do that? |
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Hi Elbert,
In Word 2007 you can get to the version number through Word Options in the 'Resources' dialog (Alt, T, O, R) or (Alt, F, I, R) The old HelpAbout dialog is still available, but doesn't have a keyboard shortcut and the old Word 2003 one ( Alt, H, A) doesn't work in Word 2007. You can get to the old dialog through (a) the 'About' button in Resources (via the above route); (b) by using View=Macros=View Macros, selecting 'Word Commands' for 'Macros in:' at the bottom of the dialog and running the 'HelpAbout' command or (c) by adding a keyboard shortcut in Office Button=Word Options=Customize=Customize Keyboard and select All commands then 'HelpAbout' Which item are you referring to in this case as a 'bug'? Word 2007 has its own internal Equation Editor as well as the optional installation of the prior version Equation Editor. You can use 'linked styles' in Word to have the Equation caption and Equation on the same line, although it's usually cleaner to use the two column table approach Suzanne mentioned. ============ "Elbert" wrote in message ... I hope eventually Microsoft will fix this bug, which they have not done in the latest version of Word 2007. (I'd tell you exactly what version I have, but with the wonderful new user interface, I can't figure out how to look up what it is. Whatever became of help/about?) -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for the help. I guess I should have known intuitively that the version number is a resource. Sorry to be cranky, but I've wasted days trying to figure out how to do things with Word 2007 that I could do with 2003. e.g., I had carefully customized my toolbars for 2003 so I could be very productive. Gone. I had spent hours and hours developing macros that saved me a great deal of time. Gone. And I was sure I'd love the ribbons, but I don't. Which item are you referring to in this case as a 'bug'? Word 2007 has its own internal Equation Editor as well as the optional installation of the prior version Equation Editor. Neither of these equation editors is very useful for somebody who enters a lot of equations, so I use MathType (you may recall that Word 2003 admitted that the equation editor wasn't very good and suggested an upgrade to MathType.) I insert a MathType equation and then in Word I do References/Insert caption/Equation. If I insert the caption below the equation, then later when I do References/Cross reference/Equation 1, the cross reference is just "Equation 1" as it should be. If instead I put the caption to the right of the equation (which is where I want it and I suspect most people want it), then when I do References/Cross reference/Equation 1, I get as the cross reference the equation plus the caption, which is a real mess. I followed the suggestion about using a table, and it works OK, but it's awkward and in my opinion shouldn't be necessary--a bug. I have no idea what "linked styles" are, and I hope to God I never have to figure it out in order to do something that should be simple. I'm trying to get some work done here. Thanks again, Elbert "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi Elbert, In Word 2007 you can get to the version number through Word Options in the 'Resources' dialog (Alt, T, O, R) or (Alt, F, I, R) The old HelpAbout dialog is still available, but doesn't have a keyboard shortcut and the old Word 2003 one ( Alt, H, A) doesn't work in Word 2007. You can get to the old dialog through (a) the 'About' button in Resources (via the above route); (b) by using View=Macros=View Macros, selecting 'Word Commands' for 'Macros in:' at the bottom of the dialog and running the 'HelpAbout' command or (c) by adding a keyboard shortcut in Office Button=Word Options=Customize=Customize Keyboard and select All commands then 'HelpAbout' Which item are you referring to in this case as a 'bug'? Word 2007 has its own internal Equation Editor as well as the optional installation of the prior version Equation Editor. You can use 'linked styles' in Word to have the Equation caption and Equation on the same line, although it's usually cleaner to use the two column table approach Suzanne mentioned. ============ "Elbert" wrote in message ... I hope eventually Microsoft will fix this bug, which they have not done in the latest version of Word 2007. (I'd tell you exactly what version I have, but with the wonderful new user interface, I can't figure out how to look up what it is. Whatever became of help/about?) -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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On 29-Jan-2008, Elbert wrote:
I insert a MathType equation and then in Word I do References/ Insert caption/Equation. If I insert the caption below the equation, then later when I do References/Cross reference/Equation 1, the cross reference is just "Equation 1" as it should be. Elbert, I've been following this thread, and this is the first time you've mentioned MathType. I answer questions about Equation Editor too, but Bob and others were doing a great job so I stayed out of it. I assumed you were using the legacy Equation Editor. If you're using MathType 6, you'll have a MathType tab on the Word 2007 Ribbon. In the Insert group of the MathType tab, simply click on "Right-numbered" (there's an option for Left-numbered too), and you get an equation as well as the next number in sequence. You can format the numbers however you want, and if you're using chapter/section numbers, you can insert a break at the appropriate spot so the numbering follows. Inserting a reference to a particular equation is just as easy, and all the numbers & references will re-number if you add or remove one. You're just going to way too much trouble. -- Bob Mathews Director of Training Design Science, Inc. bobm at dessci.com http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide |
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Hi Elbert,
The thread you came in is titled 'Equation Line Numbers' but I'm assuming that you're not looking to line number the equation elements but to tie captions to the Equations? But first, on finding your way around in Word 2007 g... If you have created custom toolbars (rather than customizing Word's built in toolbars) in a prior version if you place that template in Word 2007's Startup folder (or attach the template (Alt, T, I) in Word 2007, your toolbars should appear in an 'Add-In' tab in Word 2007 and you can also have them be attached to the Quick Access Toolbar. Your macros should likewise be available (View Macros=View Macros) and some may need to be tweaked for differences in Word 2007. It sort of depends on what they do g. If you use keyboard shortcuts in Word 2003, many of the same shortcuts continue to work in Word 2007. There's also interactive, printable and viewable 'cheat sheets' on 'where are they now' commands/button lists here. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx Okay, back on captioning equations, (much more Suzanne and others' strongpoints g) the two cell one row table can be setup to be fairly simple to reuse in Word 2007 In Word 2007 Insert=Table and create a two column one row table. If you want the captions to follow the equation, 1. Place your cursor in the table's left cell and use Insert=Equation to put an empty equation builder control in that cell (If you're using Mathtype or the older Word 3.0 Equation choice you can select either of those through Insert=Object=Object at this point) 2. Use Reference=Insert Caption to create a caption, then cut and paste that into the right hand cell. 3. Select the whole table by clicking on the the icon above the top left of the table when you hover over that corner then right click, choose Borders and Shading (or use Table Tools=Design=Borders) and set the table to have no lines. Make any other changes you want as far as table cell sizing, or centering, etc using the Table Tools tab and the Home formatting choices. 4. With the table still selected go to Insert=Quickparts and choose 'Save Selection to Quick Part Gallery...' to create a building block. 5. In the next dialog that comes up give the building block a name, change the Gallery to 'Equations', create a new category named 'Added Equations', type a description of what this is used for and in the Options choose 'Insert content in its own paragraph' and OK. Now when you use Insert=Equation, your tabled equation, complete with numbered caption is ready to choose. There is also a way to do it with using 'linked styles' in Word 2007, but this one's fairly long already, so that will be in a separate message ======== "Elbert" wrote in message ... Hi Bob, Thanks for the help. I guess I should have known intuitively that the version number is a resource. Sorry to be cranky, but I've wasted days trying to figure out how to do things with Word 2007 that I could do with 2003. e.g., I had carefully customized my toolbars for 2003 so I could be very productive. Gone. I had spent hours and hours developing macros that saved me a great deal of time. Gone. And I was sure I'd love the ribbons, but I don't. Which item are you referring to in this case as a 'bug'? Word 2007 has its own internal Equation Editor as well as the optional installation of the prior version Equation Editor. Neither of these equation editors is very useful for somebody who enters a lot of equations, so I use MathType (you may recall that Word 2003 admitted that the equation editor wasn't very good and suggested an upgrade to MathType.) I insert a MathType equation and then in Word I do References/Insert caption/Equation. If I insert the caption below the equation, then later when I do References/Cross reference/Equation 1, the cross reference is just "Equation 1" as it should be. If instead I put the caption to the right of the equation (which is where I want it and I suspect most people want it), then when I do References/Cross reference/Equation 1, I get as the cross reference the equation plus the caption, which is a real mess. I followed the suggestion about using a table, and it works OK, but it's awkward and in my opinion shouldn't be necessary--a bug. I have no idea what "linked styles" are, and I hope to God I never have to figure it out in order to do something that should be simple. I'm trying to get some work done here. Thanks again, Elbert -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi Elbert, In Word 2007 you can get to the version number through Word Options in the 'Resources' dialog (Alt, T, O, R) or (Alt, F, I, R) The old HelpAbout dialog is still available, but doesn't have a keyboard shortcut and the old Word 2003 one ( Alt, H, A) doesn't work in Word 2007. You can get to the old dialog through (a) the 'About' button in Resources (via the above route); (b) by using View=Macros=View Macros, selecting 'Word Commands' for 'Macros in:' at the bottom of the dialog and running the 'HelpAbout' command or (c) by adding a keyboard shortcut in Office Button=Word Options=Customize=Customize Keyboard and select All commands then 'HelpAbout' Which item are you referring to in this case as a 'bug'? Word 2007 has its own internal Equation Editor as well as the optional installation of the prior version Equation Editor. You can use 'linked styles' in Word to have the Equation caption and Equation on the same line, although it's usually cleaner to use the two column table approach Suzanne mentioned. ============ "Elbert" wrote in message ... I hope eventually Microsoft will fix this bug, which they have not done in the latest version of Word 2007. (I'd tell you exactly what version I have, but with the wonderful new user interface, I can't figure out how to look up what it is. Whatever became of help/about?) -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Hi Bob,
Yes, it's much easier when it's a built-in feature of the Equation Editor (in this case, MathType). MS mentioned in their blog that being able to number and caption the equations was a feature that the Word 2007 equation editor had to leave on the drawing board for a future version ============= "Bob Mathews" wrote in message ... On 29-Jan-2008, Elbert wrote: Elbert, I've been following this thread, and this is the first time you've mentioned MathType. I answer questions about Equation Editor too, but Bob and others were doing a great job so I stayed out of it. I assumed you were using the legacy Equation Editor. If you're using MathType 6, you'll have a MathType tab on the Word 2007 Ribbon. In the Insert group of the MathType tab, simply click on "Right-numbered" (there's an option for Left-numbered too), and you get an equation as well as the next number in sequence. You can format the numbers however you want, and if you're using chapter/section numbers, you can insert a break at the appropriate spot so the numbering follows. Inserting a reference to a particular equation is just as easy, and all the numbers & references will re-number if you add or remove one. You're just going to way too much trouble. -- Bob Mathews Director of Training Design Science, Inc. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Bob,
Thanks for the help. I did not have a MathType ribbon. I re-installed MathType, and now I do. Who understands these things? When I select Right Numbered, MathType centers the equation and puts a number such as (1.2) at the right of the line. I often write chapters of manuals, and want to be consistent with the format used by those who write other chapters. Our organization's standard is to indent the equation 1/2" from the left, and number the equations on the right as "Equation 1" Equation 2" etc., without chapter or section numbers. (A document I write might be chapter 3 in one manual and chapter 7 in another manual, so we just dispensed with chapter/section numbers and number the equations beginning with 1 in each chapter.) Also, I've written hundreds of pages with equations aligned and numbered that way, and I'd like to be able to modify those documents with consistent alignment and numbering. You say "You can format the numbers however you want" but I can't figure out how to format them the way I need to. The MathType help system explains how to use the Format Equation Number Dialog (on the MathType menu, the help system says), but after an amusing half hour looking for them, I still can't find the menu or the dialog. Is there a different way to get to the dialog through Word 2007? Can you point me to some information that will help me align and number equations the way I need to? Thanks again for your help, Elbert "Bob Mathews" wrote: On 29-Jan-2008, Elbert wrote: I insert a MathType equation and then in Word I do References/ Insert caption/Equation. If I insert the caption below the equation, then later when I do References/Cross reference/Equation 1, the cross reference is just "Equation 1" as it should be. Elbert, I've been following this thread, and this is the first time you've mentioned MathType. I answer questions about Equation Editor too, but Bob and others were doing a great job so I stayed out of it. I assumed you were using the legacy Equation Editor. If you're using MathType 6, you'll have a MathType tab on the Word 2007 Ribbon. In the Insert group of the MathType tab, simply click on "Right-numbered" (there's an option for Left-numbered too), and you get an equation as well as the next number in sequence. You can format the numbers however you want, and if you're using chapter/section numbers, you can insert a break at the appropriate spot so the numbering follows. Inserting a reference to a particular equation is just as easy, and all the numbers & references will re-number if you add or remove one. You're just going to way too much trouble. -- Bob Mathews Director of Training Design Science, Inc. bobm at dessci.com http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide |
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