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both sub- and superscript in one character space
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? |
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both sub- and superscript in one character space
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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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both sub- and superscript in one character space
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? |