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brace symbol question
If I wish the encompass 2 or 3 items with a brace, how is that done in Word
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brace symbol question
Type an opening brace { before the first item and a closing brace } after
the last one? Or are we talking about field delimiters? -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "billybob" wrote in message ... If I wish the encompass 2 or 3 items with a brace, how is that done in Word 2002? |
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brace symbol question
I think he's talking about having two or three lines of text stacked
vertically, with a brace on one side (or both sides). The best tool for that is the Equation Editor (Insert Object Microsoft Equation 3.0). If this isn't in the object list, you can install it by rerunning the Office setup program, choosing a custom setup, and enabling Equation Editor under Office Tools. When the Equation Editor is open, the braces are in the palette in the lower left corner of the Editor toolbar. Among other things, there are buttons for both braces, left only, and right only. When you click that, the brace will be inserted with a single slot for typing something. While the cursor is in that slot, open the matrix palette in the lower right of the toolbar and choose the appropriate set of vertically stacked slots. Finally, the style in the slots defaults to Math (italic type), and you may want to go to the Style menu and select Text (ordinary type). When you've typed all the items, click outside the Editor box to return to regular document editing. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Charles Kenyon wrote: Type an opening brace { before the first item and a closing brace } after the last one? Or are we talking about field delimiters? "billybob" wrote in message ... If I wish the encompass 2 or 3 items with a brace, how is that done in Word 2002? |
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brace symbol question
Might he be referring to the braces that come in the Autoshapes feature? (I
am talking about Word 97 - maybe its all changed now. If so, forgive my interference :O))) Michael |
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brace symbol question
Bingo, Mr. Freedman! That is exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you all
very much for your responses. Charles and Jay, I've read many of your papers on various subjects and I must say that I have learned so much from you guys over the years. You are so intelligent that it is my wish that you live forever. Smile MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! Bill, Tampa, Florida USA |
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Using the Equation Edittor Comment
That is so neat! It works so great, not only with math, but is great
incorporated in text documents. |
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Using the Equation Edittor Comment
I don't find a Comment feature in Equation Editor. Can you elaborate?
-- 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. "billybob" wrote in message ... That is so neat! It works so great, not only with math, but is great incorporated in text documents. |
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Using the Equation Edittor Comment
Billybob changed the subject line from the thread's original topic,
"Brace symbol question", to say that he was commenting on the use of the Equation Editor. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:03:43 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I don't find a Comment feature in Equation Editor. Can you elaborate? -- 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. "billybob" wrote in message ... That is so neat! It works so great, not only with math, but is great incorporated in text documents. |
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