Equation printing errors - Both equation editor and Math Type suff

[Jimi K]

I have a word document with a few equations in it that require the use of
contour integral signs (i.e. integral signs with circles on them). When I
print them the circle is displaced to the left of the integral sign rather
than centred on it.

This problem occurs when I print to paper and when I use acrobat distiller,
so I assume it has nothing to do with my print drivers and is instead a
problem with Word itself. This occurs when I use both Math Type and Equation
Editor, so does anyone know of a way to fix this problem?

 

[Bob Mathews]

I have a word document with a few equations in it that require the use
of contour integral signs (i.e. integral signs with circles on them).
When I print them the circle is displaced to the left of the integral
sign rather than centred on it.

This problem occurs when I print to paper and when I use acrobat
distiller, so I assume it has nothing to do with my print drivers and
is instead a problem with Word itself. This occurs when I use both
Math Type and Equation Editor, so does anyone know of a way to
fix this problem?

Jimi, I have a couple of suggestions:

1. With MathType open, click on Style > Define. Change the specification for
"Greek and math fonts" to "Euclid Symbol and Euclid Extra".

2. We have a tech note that may be helpful:
http://www.dessci.com/en/support/tsn/tsn114.htm

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[Jimi K]

Jimi, I have a couple of suggestions:

1. With MathType open, click on Style > Define. Change the specification for
"Greek and math fonts" to "Euclid Symbol and Euclid Extra".

2. We have a tech note that may be helpful:
http://www.dessci.com/en/support/tsn/tsn114.htm

--
Bob Mathews bobm at dessci.com
Director of Training
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It looks like this has solved the problem. Thanks very much.

 

[Bob Mathews]

It looks like this has solved the problem. Thanks very much.

Glad to hear it; thanks for writing to let us know.

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[Ben]

Bob,

I had the same problem as Jimi about printing equations. However, mine is
slightly complex because I did not use MathType. I just used msword Equation
Editor. Thus, I can not choose "Euclid symbol or Euclid extra", as this is
not available in msword.

Any suggestions I can do to print contour integral? Also, every time I
print, the limit of the integral shifts too close the integral sign. When
these symbols are shown on screen, they look perfectly fine. This is
frustrating.

Any help you can offer?

Thanks.

Ben

 

[Bob Mathews]

I had the same problem as Jimi about printing equations. However,
mine is slightly complex because I did not use MathType. I just used
msword Equation Editor. Thus, I can not choose "Euclid symbol or
Euclid extra", as this is not available in msword.

The Euclid fonts are available from our web site as a free download. You can
choose to download the fonts only, or the 30-day evaluation of MathType. If
you choose MathType, and choose not to buy it, the fonts still remain on
your computer unless you uninstall them.

Any suggestions I can do to print contour integral? Also, every time
I print, the limit of the integral shifts too close the integral sign.
When these symbols are shown on screen, they look perfectly fine.
This is frustrating.

With Equation Editor, sometimes the limits do print too close to the
integral symbol. This tends to be dependent on the printer you're using, but
updating the printer driver won't help. What you can do is to "nudge" the
limits to the right, to put more space between the limits and the integral
symbol. If you're not familiar with nudging, look in the Equation Editor
Help file under "Spacing and Alignment in Equations/Make fine adjustments to
an equation". Note that if you're using MathType, you can save the nudged
integral to the toolbar so you don't have to nudge it each time.

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[Ben]

Bob,

Thanks for your hints. It could be a lot of work to get it corrected.
Nonetheless, it shows a way.

Now, I got one more problem. With word, I produce a pdf file using Abdobe
Professional 6.0. The contour integral looks just fine on screen. However,
when it is sent to hp printer to print on a paper. The circle in the middle
of the integral sign gets shifted towards left. I tried to use your MathType.
It is the same thing. Any cure for that?

Thanks.

Ben

 

[Bob Mathews]

I got one more problem. With word, I produce a pdf file using
Abdobe Professional 6.0. The contour integral looks just fine on
screen. However, when it is sent to hp printer to print on a paper.
The circle in the middle of the integral sign gets shifted towards
left. I tried to use your MathType. It is the same thing. Any cure
for that?

For now, I can only suggest using a different font. The contour integral is
also available in the "Math2" font, available by free download from Wolfram
(go for the Mathematica 4.2 fonts, and follow the instructions on the page):

http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/systems/windows/general/latestfonts.html

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