[Rob van der Heijden]

The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation. This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does anyone
have another solution?

[Jay Freedman]

You could use an EQ field with the \a switch. For example, if you want
a superscript 4 aligned above a subscript 2, enter the field code

EQ \a (4,2)

Then select the whole thing and press Ctrl+F9 to make it a field. (You
can use the Insert Field dialog, but that's the long way.) You
probably also want to format the result with a smaller font size, say
9 pt.

If you use the same thing often, make it into an AutoText entry.

I tried this both with the field and with the equation editor, and not
only do they look identical (when I match the font sizes), but both of
them increase the line spacing the same amount. What you might do is
set the paragraph style's line spacing to a slightly larger value --
for 12 pt text, setting the line spacing to At Least 16 pt smoothes
out the differences, or you might try an Exact setting.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 13:14:01 -0700, Rob van der Heijden
wrote:

The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation. This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does anyone
have another solution?

[Rob van der Heijden]

Thanks for the quick answer. This doesn't solve my problem however, because
the line spacing is increased in a similar amount with your solution. I'm
still wondering: is there no other way of doing this in Word? I really don't
want to compromise the layout of my entire thesis because of this.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

You could use an EQ field with the \a switch. For example, if you want
a superscript 4 aligned above a subscript 2, enter the field code

EQ \a (4,2)

Then select the whole thing and press Ctrl+F9 to make it a field. (You
can use the Insert Field dialog, but that's the long way.) You
probably also want to format the result with a smaller font size, say
9 pt.

If you use the same thing often, make it into an AutoText entry.

I tried this both with the field and with the equation editor, and not
only do they look identical (when I match the font sizes), but both of
them increase the line spacing the same amount. What you might do is
set the paragraph style's line spacing to a slightly larger value --
for 12 pt text, setting the line spacing to At Least 16 pt smoothes
out the differences, or you might try an Exact setting.

--
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 Sat, 1 Jul 2006 13:14:01 -0700, Rob van der Heijden
wrote:

The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation. This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does anyone
have another solution?

[macropod]

Hi Rob,

Try using an equation field coded as:
{EQ \o (a,b)}
where the 'a' is superscripted and the 'b' is subscripted.


Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Rob van der Heijden" wrote in
message ...
The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation.
This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does anyone
have another solution?

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You maybe able to do it using Advance fields

{ advance \u # }x{advance \l # \d # }y {advance \u # \r # }

will, with the right values for # cause the x and y to appear on top of one
another, but you will need to play around varying the font size and the
values for the # to get it right without increasing the line spacing.

Personally, I think that the line spacing probably should be increased to
accommodate what you are after.

--
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

"Rob van der Heijden" wrote in
message ...
Thanks for the quick answer. This doesn't solve my problem however,
because
the line spacing is increased in a similar amount with your solution. I'm
still wondering: is there no other way of doing this in Word? I really
don't
want to compromise the layout of my entire thesis because of this.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

You could use an EQ field with the \a switch. For example, if you want
a superscript 4 aligned above a subscript 2, enter the field code

EQ \a (4,2)

Then select the whole thing and press Ctrl+F9 to make it a field. (You
can use the Insert Field dialog, but that's the long way.) You
probably also want to format the result with a smaller font size, say
9 pt.

If you use the same thing often, make it into an AutoText entry.

I tried this both with the field and with the equation editor, and not
only do they look identical (when I match the font sizes), but both of
them increase the line spacing the same amount. What you might do is
set the paragraph style's line spacing to a slightly larger value --
for 12 pt text, setting the line spacing to At Least 16 pt smoothes
out the differences, or you might try an Exact setting.

--
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 Sat, 1 Jul 2006 13:14:01 -0700, Rob van der Heijden
wrote:

The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation.
This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does
anyone
have another solution?

[Graham Mayor]

In Jay's example, format the font characteristic of the 4 as subscript and
the 2 as superscript (this is not a typo) and set the line spacing of the
paragraph to 'exactly whatever is appropriate for your font size'. The EQ
field will close the space between the smaller sized 4 and 2 and they will
still fit with standard line spacing. Eg for 12 point Arial set a line
spacing of 14 points

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Rob van der Heijden wrote:
Thanks for the quick answer. This doesn't solve my problem however,
because the line spacing is increased in a similar amount with your
solution. I'm still wondering: is there no other way of doing this in
Word? I really don't want to compromise the layout of my entire
thesis because of this.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

You could use an EQ field with the \a switch. For example, if you
want a superscript 4 aligned above a subscript 2, enter the field
code

EQ \a (4,2)

Then select the whole thing and press Ctrl+F9 to make it a field.
(You can use the Insert Field dialog, but that's the long way.) You
probably also want to format the result with a smaller font size, say
9 pt.

If you use the same thing often, make it into an AutoText entry.

I tried this both with the field and with the equation editor, and
not only do they look identical (when I match the font sizes), but
both of them increase the line spacing the same amount. What you
might do is set the paragraph style's line spacing to a slightly
larger value -- for 12 pt text, setting the line spacing to At Least
16 pt smoothes out the differences, or you might try an Exact
setting.

--
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 Sat, 1 Jul 2006 13:14:01 -0700, Rob van der Heijden
wrote:

The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft
equation. This increases the linespacing however, which is what I
don't want. Does anyone have another solution?

[Rob van der Heijden]

Yes, this helps! For the interested people, the final field code is used
looks like:
EQ \o\al (\s\do(a),\s\up(b))

Thank you Jay and Macropod!

"macropod" wrote:

Hi Rob,

Try using an equation field coded as:
{EQ \o (a,b)}
where the 'a' is superscripted and the 'b' is subscripted.


Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Rob van der Heijden" wrote in
message ...
The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation.
This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does anyone
have another solution?

[Rob van der Heijden]

Thanks to all of you for the suggestions. I will use the solution of
Macropod, my field code looks like:

EQ \o\al (\s\do(a),\s\up4(b))

Setting the font size to 7, this fits with normal text font size 11 and
single linespacing.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi Rob,

Try using an equation field coded as:
{EQ \o (a,b)}
where the 'a' is superscripted and the 'b' is subscripted.


Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Rob van der Heijden" wrote in
message ...
The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation.
This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does anyone
have another solution?

[macropod]

Hi Rob,

If you simply superscript/subscript the font, based on the standard point
sizes, you don't need to add the extra coding for that to the field. A lot
simpler IMHO.

Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Rob van der Heijden" wrote in
message ...
Thanks to all of you for the suggestions. I will use the solution of
Macropod, my field code looks like:

EQ \o\al (\s\do(a),\s\up4(b))

Setting the font size to 7, this fits with normal text font size 11 and
single linespacing.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi Rob,

Try using an equation field coded as:
{EQ \o (a,b)}
where the 'a' is superscripted and the 'b' is subscripted.


Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Rob van der Heijden" wrote
in
message ...
The only way I know to do this would be the use of Microsoft equation.
This
increases the linespacing however, which is what I don't want. Does
anyone
have another solution?