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How to italicized the first 2 characters in an equation?
Using Microsoft Equation 3 to build an equation, e.g (Cost minus Residual
Value) ... etc., when "minus" is entered, the first 2 characters "M" and "I" are non-italicized. In addition, I find out by trial and error that to enter a space between "cost" and "minus", I have to use Ctrl+space, info not available from the Help menu |
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How to italicized the first 2 characters in an equation?
What you've discovered is how Equation Editor handles functions. For
example, if you want to type "cos (a + b)", Equation Editor recognizes "cos" as the abbreviation for "cosine", and displays it in a non-italic font -- which is standard for mathematics typesetting. Likewise, "min" is the abbreviation for the "minimum" function, so typing "min" (not simply "mi", as you indicated) results in those 3 characters being rendered in a non-italic font. There are several "named spaces" available on Equation Editor, and these are available via the "Spaces and ellipses" palette (second from the left on the top row). "Ctrl+space" happens to be the built-in shortcut for what's termed a "thin space". There are some pretty good reasons why the spacebar is disabled in Equation Editor, but remember that you can type any text you want -- including spaces -- by switching to "Text" style via the Style menu. While in "Text", function recognition is disabled, so any function names you enter won't be recognized, but all the characters will be non-italic, and the spacebar will work. Notice though, that entering math while in Text style won't look the same as using Math style. -- Bob Mathews Director of Training Design Science, Inc. bobm at dessci.com http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide On 16-Jun-2008, Beancounter wrote: Using Microsoft Equation 3 to build an equation, e.g (Cost minus Residual Value) ... etc., when "minus" is entered, the first 2 characters "M" and "I" are non-italicized. In addition, I find out by trial and error that to enter a space between "cost" and "minus", I have to use Ctrl+space, info not available from the Help menu |
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