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Microsoft equation editor problem

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  • 23-08-2011 12:39pm
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    vincenzolorenzo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭


    Hi, i have a bit a of a problem with Microsoft equation editor that I was hoping someone could shed some light on. I'm writing a thesis and have put in a pile of equations using Equation editor. I went back to edit it then and was changing the font from Times new roman to Arial and that all worked fine too. But then today when i went to add another equation it won't display the 'minus' sign, and if editing equations written previously, where the minus was shown, all of a sudden there's no minus???

    I've had a good look online but haven't been able to come up with anything so any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    Had you previously written the document in a version of Word different to the one you're using now? (i.e. different laptop etc).

    Look at the top of the document when it's open - does it say "Compatibility Mode"? If so, that's the reason why the Eqn. Editor is not working properly. Compatibility Mode has a habit of messing up certain functions.

    To get rid of Comp. Mode, save the document as a new name, close, and then re-open it. That should fix it.


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    djpbarry
    Registered Users Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    OP, if it's feasible, I would recommend that you switch to LaTeX - you won't have to deal with such formatting problems in future and it will save you literally 100's of hours versus Word (which simply was not designed for typesetting technical documents).


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    TheBody
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    +1 for Latex. Takes some time to learn but it is definitely the way to go if you have a lot of maths stuff to write.


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