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can no longer c&p in equation editor!
I'm really distraught and can't figure out what the problem is. I use
equation editor in Word (93, running under Windows XP) ALL the time (I'm a math teacher). I have always been able to select part of an equation, copy it with the keyboard shortcut cntl-c, and then paste it with cntl-v to either a different equation object, or a different place in the same object. I use this a lot, as I might be creating an answer key and need to show the problem step by step with just a minor change in each step, or repeat a term, etc. Earlier today I was working on something, and I think I was in an equation object, when I got the Word Message of Death that there was an error, had to shut down, etc. I didn't think much of it since I had recently saved, re-opened my document and went about my business. however, since then, I can no longer c&p any part of an equation object! It allows me to cntl-c, but when I cntl-v, it just bounces me out of the equ object and back into the document! My husband says that when he uses equation editor at work, he c&p's from the menus, never the keyboard shortcuts, so he suggested I try that to see if it would work. But in my version, when I'm in an equation object, I can't even access a copy or paste menu command. This is a HUGE problem for me, given the way I write my quizzes/exams/worksheets and what I'm used to! ACK! Any suggestions would really be appreciated!! |
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can no longer c&p in equation editor!
Whether you use the shortcut keys or menu commands shouldn't matter.
What you didn't mention is whether you're able to EDIT one of the old equations (one of the ones you can't paste). Try double-clicking one of them to see, but I'll bet it won't open. I'm thinking at some point it's turned into a picture, and is no longer an equation object. That's why Equation Editor won't let you paste it. The menu command Copy won't be available unless you have something selected to copy. The menu command Paste won't be available unless you have copied something that Equation Editor knows it can successfully paste -- i.e., an equation. So, how did it happen that your equations turned into pictures? I can't be sure, but one thing that's many times the culprit is copying an equation and pasting it elsewhere in the document, or into a new document. You said sometimes you paste it into a new Equation Editor window, but that's really the only way to do it to produce consistent results. -- 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, MathFlow, MathPlayer, MathDaisy, Equation Editor On 28-Feb-2010, scrappydeb wrote: I'm really distraught and can't figure out what the problem is. I use equation editor in Word (93, running under Windows XP) ALL the time (I'm a math teacher). I have always been able to select part of an equation, copy it with the keyboard shortcut cntl-c, and then paste it with cntl-v to either a different equation object, or a different place in the same object. I use this a lot, as I might be creating an answer key and need to show the problem step by step with just a minor change in each step, or repeat a term, etc. Earlier today I was working on something, and I think I was in an equation object, when I got the Word Message of Death that there was an error, had to shut down, etc. I didn't think much of it since I had recently saved, re-opened my document and went about my business. however, since then, I can no longer c&p any part of an equation object! It allows me to cntl-c, but when I cntl-v, it just bounces me out of the equ object and back into the document! My husband says that when he uses equation editor at work, he c&p's from the menus, never the keyboard shortcuts, so he suggested I try that to see if it would work. But in my version, when I'm in an equation object, I can't even access a copy or paste menu command. |
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