[ms300game]

I'm using MS Word 2007 and XP. When I have numerals in an equation, they
don't italicize but my letters do - why? Is it possible to italicize a
number inside of an equation?

Thank you for your assistance.

Michele

[Pesach Shelnitz[_2_]]

Hi Michele,

You can insert italicized numbers into equations by switching to normal text
by clicking the Normal Text button in the Tools group and then pressing
Ctrl+I to switch to italics. After you finish typing the italic numbers,
press Ctrl+Spacebar to return to unformatted text, just as you would do
outside of Equation Editor.

In Equation Editor the default style is italic letters and non-italic
numbers. This makes entering mathematical expressions easier in most cases
because it eliminates the need to switch between italics and normal text for
letters and numbers.

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Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz
My Web site: http://makeofficework.com


"ms300game" wrote:

I'm using MS Word 2007 and XP. When I have numerals in an equation, they
don't italicize but my letters do - why? Is it possible to italicize a
number inside of an equation?

Thank you for your assistance.

Michele

[Peter T. Daniels]

On Dec 1, 9:49*am, ms300game
wrote:
I'm using MS Word 2007 and XP. *When I have numerals in an equation, they
don't italicize but my letters do - why? *Is it possible to italicize a
number inside of an equation?

Thank you for your assistance.

Michele

The "why" would be because it has been standard for a couple of
centuries to use italic letters but upright numerals in equations, and
the Equation Editor follows that tradition.

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

ms300game wrote:
I'm using MS Word 2007 and XP. When I have numerals in an equation, they
don't italicize but my letters do - why?

It is standard math notation to show numbers with no special meaning in roman
type. Probably because normal numbers are not variables (which the letters
usually are).

Pam

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