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Equation Editor doesn't consistently allow size/style changes
I'm using the Equation Editor that is part of Office Word 2003. As a math
teacher, I type equations in Word documents nearly every day. I've always found Equation Editor, as embedded in every version of Word, to be basically adequate for the job, but have frequently (and intermittently) encountered mystery problems with the software. The one I'm most puzzled/frustrated by is why the software occassionally will not allow me to redefine the size or style of font that I am writing in. Sometimes it works just fine. Other times when I try to Define the Style or Size, I click on Define from one of those two drop down menus and ... nothing happens. No dialogue box opens. It's as if I have done nothing. It's so frustrating, particularly when I'm working up against a deadline. I've tried closing the program and starting over. I've tried opening documents in different ways. It's almost like I've lost some kind of daily lottery, where the computer randomly decides whether or not it will allow redefinition of Size or Style. Yesterday, I changed my settings with no problems, in a different document. Tomorrow, having changed nothing, I will go through the exact same procedure and it will probably work. But today, it's having none of it. Since I regularly have to write both overheads with size 18 font and handouts with size 12 font, it is imperative that I be able to change these settings easily. This problem makes me crazy with anger. I haven't broken anything yet, but honestly, I often fantasize about it, and it's really out of character for me. Please, please, please fix this program! ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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