On 5-Jun-2007, gatz wrote:
What symbol or graphic(?) can be used for Square Root and
yet keep all the following algebraic entries UNDER the upper
line so that it is clear what quantity is to be considered for
the funtion? The upper line might be "stretchable" ?
Couple of ways to do this...
1. You could use "field codes" in Word to create the square root
expression. The link below points to a Microsoft article with an
explanation of field codes. If you need more information, there's
plenty of information available on the web as well as in Word's
Help file.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...861481033.aspx
2. You could use the built-in Equation Editor (the article above
even says this is the "preferred method"), or you could use the
more feature-packed MathType. (Our company creates both Equation
Editor and MathType. Equation Editor is bundled free with every
copy of Office, but it's not installed by default. If you click
on Insert Object, and "Microsoft Equation 3" isn't in the list
of possible objects to insert into your document, it's not
installed. If it's not installed, go to the Windows Control Panel
and click on Add or Remove Programs. When the list finally
appears, click on Microsoft Office 2003 [or whatever version
you're using], then click on Change. When the Microsoft Office
[version number] Setup dialog appears, click on Add or Remove
Features, then click Next. For Office 2003, you'll need to click
the box that says "Choose advanced customization of
applications", then click Update. Click the + next to Office
Tools, and make sure Equation Editor is set to "Run from My
Computer". Keep clicking Update or Next or OK until it's
finished.)
If you don't do this often, field codes or Equation Editor will
no doubt work fine for you. If you do it often, or if you create
more complex equations and expressions, you might want to see
what else MathType offers that Equation Editor doesn't. There are
comparison charts on our web site (link below).
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