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I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted
graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the รท (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! |
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Typing
){ ADVANCE \l 3 \u 11 } where Ctrl + F9 is used to insert the field delimiters { } creates about as close as you are going to get to what you want. The values in the Advance field are about right for the 12 pt Times New Roman font that I was using, but may need to be varied depending upon the font and size that you are using. It's going to take a bit more fiddling with Advance fields to get any numbers into the positions that you may want them. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "FieldTripMama" wrote in message ... I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the ๗ (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! |
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FieldTripMama wrote:
I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the ๗ (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` |
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Yes, there is one there and that would certainly be easier to use than
playing around with Advance fields. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Pop`" wrote in message ... FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the ๗ (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` |
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On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:59:07 -0500, "Pop`"
wrote: FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the ๗ (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` Yes, the necessary bits are available in the Equation Editor. Once in the editor, click the "Fraction and radical templates" button on the toolbar (the second button in the lower row). There are two items at the bottom of the dropdown: the one on the left has only a slot for the dividend, while the one on the right has slots for the dividend and the quotient (above the line). Insert the divisor to the left of the template; you don't need a slot for that. If you want to show a complete solution, you'll have to fiddle with the two-row-by-one-column matrix template. Aligning the numbers vertically will be a challenge. :-) Note that Equation Editor isn't installed by default. If necessary, start the Office installer (by clicking the Change button on the Office item in the Control Panel Add & Remove Programs dialog) and check the box for advanced customization. The Equation Editor is listed under Office Tools. For more capabilities, try MathType (www.mathtype.com). As a teacher you should be eligible for the academic discount. -- 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. |
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The advance part did not work for me, although I am not familiar with that
function. I will work with the equation editor this week. It's my child's teacher that insists they use the half box type symbol instead of the dot line dot. Why, I don't know. I am a parent volunteer trying to help out by putting tests in a friendlier way for the kids (AKA children). Thank you all. I will let you know. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Yes, there is one there and that would certainly be easier to use than playing around with Advance fields. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Pop`" wrote in message ... FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the รท (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` |
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I have success with the equation editor! Now, I need to know how I keep the
font size the same for all the equations! That is, I have a 7รท7 (using the box) showing bigger than a 7รท49 (using the box). Editing the box content, I see no way to keep the font the same size, as it automatically keeps it relative to the size of the box and content. Therefore, an equation with more numbers is smaller than an equation with fewer numbers. How can this be corrected? The finished test must have the equations all the same size. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:59:07 -0500, "Pop`" wrote: FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the รท (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` Yes, the necessary bits are available in the Equation Editor. Once in the editor, click the "Fraction and radical templates" button on the toolbar (the second button in the lower row). There are two items at the bottom of the dropdown: the one on the left has only a slot for the dividend, while the one on the right has slots for the dividend and the quotient (above the line). Insert the divisor to the left of the template; you don't need a slot for that. If you want to show a complete solution, you'll have to fiddle with the two-row-by-one-column matrix template. Aligning the numbers vertically will be a challenge. :-) Note that Equation Editor isn't installed by default. If necessary, start the Office installer (by clicking the Change button on the Office item in the Control Panel Add & Remove Programs dialog) and check the box for advanced customization. The Equation Editor is listed under Office Tools. For more capabilities, try MathType (www.mathtype.com). As a teacher you should be eligible for the academic discount. -- 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. |
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That shouldn't be happening.
One thing you may be seeing is that the content of the equation editor box looks smaller while it's being edited than it does once you exit from the editor. Another thing to watch out for is mistakenly putting one box inside another box. The actual font size is set in the equation editor. Click the Size menu and select Define from the bottom of the dropdown. The first entry, Full, defines the point size of all regular text in the equation. If you set the Full size to 12 pt, fir example, it should match 12 pt text in the rest of the document. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:44:00 -0800, FieldTripMama wrote: I have success with the equation editor! Now, I need to know how I keep the font size the same for all the equations! That is, I have a 7๗7 (using the box) showing bigger than a 7๗49 (using the box). Editing the box content, I see no way to keep the font the same size, as it automatically keeps it relative to the size of the box and content. Therefore, an equation with more numbers is smaller than an equation with fewer numbers. How can this be corrected? The finished test must have the equations all the same size. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:59:07 -0500, "Pop`" wrote: FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the ๗ (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` Yes, the necessary bits are available in the Equation Editor. Once in the editor, click the "Fraction and radical templates" button on the toolbar (the second button in the lower row). There are two items at the bottom of the dropdown: the one on the left has only a slot for the dividend, while the one on the right has slots for the dividend and the quotient (above the line). Insert the divisor to the left of the template; you don't need a slot for that. If you want to show a complete solution, you'll have to fiddle with the two-row-by-one-column matrix template. Aligning the numbers vertically will be a challenge. :-) Note that Equation Editor isn't installed by default. If necessary, start the Office installer (by clicking the Change button on the Office item in the Control Panel Add & Remove Programs dialog) and check the box for advanced customization. The Equation Editor is listed under Office Tools. For more capabilities, try MathType (www.mathtype.com). As a teacher you should be eligible for the academic discount. -- 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. |
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Equation Editor 3.0 in MS Word 2003
Your help has been great! But, when I click on the equation editor icon, it only gives me the types of equations to choose from, not a sizing option. Also, when I right click on the equation box itself (of an equation I have made), the size window does not have a define option. That is, I right click on the equation box I have created, click on size, then choose from Size and Rotate-height, width, rotation; Scale-height, width, check or uncheck lock aspect ration and/or relative to original picture size; and the Original Size-height, width, gives no choices. It'd be great if I could define the size for all the boxes, or a selection of boxes, in a file I am making. In this last file, I had 100 equations which I had to format each individually. And, I only had the options of height, width. It was time consuming. By the way, I am not a teacher. I am a parent volunteer reformatting tests and such for special needs children. I do not have funding for any purchases. Thank you for your time and help for the kids. "Jay Freedman" wrote: That shouldn't be happening. One thing you may be seeing is that the content of the equation editor box looks smaller while it's being edited than it does once you exit from the editor. Another thing to watch out for is mistakenly putting one box inside another box. The actual font size is set in the equation editor. Click the Size menu and select Define from the bottom of the dropdown. The first entry, Full, defines the point size of all regular text in the equation. If you set the Full size to 12 pt, fir example, it should match 12 pt text in the rest of the document. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:44:00 -0800, FieldTripMama wrote: I have success with the equation editor! Now, I need to know how I keep the font size the same for all the equations! That is, I have a 7รท7 (using the box) showing bigger than a 7รท49 (using the box). Editing the box content, I see no way to keep the font the same size, as it automatically keeps it relative to the size of the box and content. Therefore, an equation with more numbers is smaller than an equation with fewer numbers. How can this be corrected? The finished test must have the equations all the same size. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:59:07 -0500, "Pop`" wrote: FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the รท (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` Yes, the necessary bits are available in the Equation Editor. Once in the editor, click the "Fraction and radical templates" button on the toolbar (the second button in the lower row). There are two items at the bottom of the dropdown: the one on the left has only a slot for the dividend, while the one on the right has slots for the dividend and the quotient (above the line). Insert the divisor to the left of the template; you don't need a slot for that. If you want to show a complete solution, you'll have to fiddle with the two-row-by-one-column matrix template. Aligning the numbers vertically will be a challenge. :-) Note that Equation Editor isn't installed by default. If necessary, start the Office installer (by clicking the Change button on the Office item in the Control Panel Add & Remove Programs dialog) and check the box for advanced customization. The Equation Editor is listed under Office Tools. For more capabilities, try MathType (www.mathtype.com). As a teacher you should be eligible for the academic discount. -- 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. |
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When you're actually creating or editing an equation, and the floating
toolbar shows with all the things you can put into an equation, the menu bar across the top of the Word window also changes. Instead of File Edit View Insert Format Tools Table Window Help it now says File Edit View Format Style Size Window Help Click the Size menu and choose Define. The settings you mentioned refer to the equation *as a picture* and have nothing at all to do with the font size of the characters inside it. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:52:01 -0800, FieldTripMama wrote: Equation Editor 3.0 in MS Word 2003 Your help has been great! But, when I click on the equation editor icon, it only gives me the types of equations to choose from, not a sizing option. Also, when I right click on the equation box itself (of an equation I have made), the size window does not have a define option. That is, I right click on the equation box I have created, click on size, then choose from Size and Rotate-height, width, rotation; Scale-height, width, check or uncheck lock aspect ration and/or relative to original picture size; and the Original Size-height, width, gives no choices. It'd be great if I could define the size for all the boxes, or a selection of boxes, in a file I am making. In this last file, I had 100 equations which I had to format each individually. And, I only had the options of height, width. It was time consuming. By the way, I am not a teacher. I am a parent volunteer reformatting tests and such for special needs children. I do not have funding for any purchases. Thank you for your time and help for the kids. "Jay Freedman" wrote: That shouldn't be happening. One thing you may be seeing is that the content of the equation editor box looks smaller while it's being edited than it does once you exit from the editor. Another thing to watch out for is mistakenly putting one box inside another box. The actual font size is set in the equation editor. Click the Size menu and select Define from the bottom of the dropdown. The first entry, Full, defines the point size of all regular text in the equation. If you set the Full size to 12 pt, fir example, it should match 12 pt text in the rest of the document. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:44:00 -0800, FieldTripMama wrote: I have success with the equation editor! Now, I need to know how I keep the font size the same for all the equations! That is, I have a 7๗7 (using the box) showing bigger than a 7๗49 (using the box). Editing the box content, I see no way to keep the font the same size, as it automatically keeps it relative to the size of the box and content. Therefore, an equation with more numbers is smaller than an equation with fewer numbers. How can this be corrected? The finished test must have the equations all the same size. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:59:07 -0500, "Pop`" wrote: FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the ๗ (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` Yes, the necessary bits are available in the Equation Editor. Once in the editor, click the "Fraction and radical templates" button on the toolbar (the second button in the lower row). There are two items at the bottom of the dropdown: the one on the left has only a slot for the dividend, while the one on the right has slots for the dividend and the quotient (above the line). Insert the divisor to the left of the template; you don't need a slot for that. If you want to show a complete solution, you'll have to fiddle with the two-row-by-one-column matrix template. Aligning the numbers vertically will be a challenge. :-) Note that Equation Editor isn't installed by default. If necessary, start the Office installer (by clicking the Change button on the Office item in the Control Panel Add & Remove Programs dialog) and check the box for advanced customization. The Equation Editor is listed under Office Tools. For more capabilities, try MathType (www.mathtype.com). As a teacher you should be eligible for the academic discount. -- 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. |
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Thanks Jay! I'll try that this week.
"Jay Freedman" wrote: When you're actually creating or editing an equation, and the floating toolbar shows with all the things you can put into an equation, the menu bar across the top of the Word window also changes. Instead of File Edit View Insert Format Tools Table Window Help it now says File Edit View Format Style Size Window Help Click the Size menu and choose Define. The settings you mentioned refer to the equation *as a picture* and have nothing at all to do with the font size of the characters inside it. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:52:01 -0800, FieldTripMama wrote: Equation Editor 3.0 in MS Word 2003 Your help has been great! But, when I click on the equation editor icon, it only gives me the types of equations to choose from, not a sizing option. Also, when I right click on the equation box itself (of an equation I have made), the size window does not have a define option. That is, I right click on the equation box I have created, click on size, then choose from Size and Rotate-height, width, rotation; Scale-height, width, check or uncheck lock aspect ration and/or relative to original picture size; and the Original Size-height, width, gives no choices. It'd be great if I could define the size for all the boxes, or a selection of boxes, in a file I am making. In this last file, I had 100 equations which I had to format each individually. And, I only had the options of height, width. It was time consuming. By the way, I am not a teacher. I am a parent volunteer reformatting tests and such for special needs children. I do not have funding for any purchases. Thank you for your time and help for the kids. "Jay Freedman" wrote: That shouldn't be happening. One thing you may be seeing is that the content of the equation editor box looks smaller while it's being edited than it does once you exit from the editor. Another thing to watch out for is mistakenly putting one box inside another box. The actual font size is set in the equation editor. Click the Size menu and select Define from the bottom of the dropdown. The first entry, Full, defines the point size of all regular text in the equation. If you set the Full size to 12 pt, fir example, it should match 12 pt text in the rest of the document. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:44:00 -0800, FieldTripMama wrote: I have success with the equation editor! Now, I need to know how I keep the font size the same for all the equations! That is, I have a 7รท7 (using the box) showing bigger than a 7รท49 (using the box). Editing the box content, I see no way to keep the font the same size, as it automatically keeps it relative to the size of the box and content. Therefore, an equation with more numbers is smaller than an equation with fewer numbers. How can this be corrected? The finished test must have the equations all the same size. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:59:07 -0500, "Pop`" wrote: FieldTripMama wrote: I need to know how to make the division box via my keyboard (not an inserted graphic image/file). That is, what looks like right parens ) with a horizontal line on top, connected and going right. Remember this as kids? I do not find it in the Insert -- Symbol or characted mapping. And the รท (alt + 0247) is NOT what I need. Can anyone help?! Not sure this is what you want, but try: Insert; Object; Equation Editor 3 and see if the one you want it there. Pop` Yes, the necessary bits are available in the Equation Editor. Once in the editor, click the "Fraction and radical templates" button on the toolbar (the second button in the lower row). There are two items at the bottom of the dropdown: the one on the left has only a slot for the dividend, while the one on the right has slots for the dividend and the quotient (above the line). Insert the divisor to the left of the template; you don't need a slot for that. If you want to show a complete solution, you'll have to fiddle with the two-row-by-one-column matrix template. Aligning the numbers vertically will be a challenge. :-) Note that Equation Editor isn't installed by default. If necessary, start the Office installer (by clicking the Change button on the Office item in the Control Panel Add & Remove Programs dialog) and check the box for advanced customization. The Equation Editor is listed under Office Tools. For more capabilities, try MathType (www.mathtype.com). As a teacher you should be eligible for the academic discount. -- 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. |
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