Equations in Word 2007

[Foggy Bayou]

I am having difficulties with both equation captions and cross-referencing in
Word 2007. I wish to have my equations numbered as;

Equation (1)
Equation (2)
Equation (3)

and so forth but in Word 2007 I cannot get parentheses to appear and it is
making my equation numbering sequence appear as part of my overall outline
numbering. I want the equations in my dissertation document to appear in
simple numerical order without reference to the section number (e.g., 2.2.3).
Also I just want Eqn. x to appear in the cross-reference not Equation.
There was a Word 2007 posting on Microsoft about setting up tables for
equations to get the desired format but this seems overly involved and I
prefer to write and edit my equations with MS Equation 3.0.

 

[Morison]

It's just another case where Microsoft is trying to change centuries old
typographical standards. It's been an obvious thing to add for many version
now. I've had a look in Word 2007 and don't see any changes to captions so I
assume it still can't be done.

 

[Morison]

Have a look at http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/ec/equations/equation2007.html A
solution is given here.

 

[Bob Mathews]

Dear Foggy,

You said you prefer to write and edit your equations with MS Equation
3.0, so I wanted to point out that the upgrade to that equation editor
-- MathType -- has an automatic (but optional) numbering feature.
Number and reference your equations however you want, with or without
chapter & section numbers. If you add an equation, all numbers &
references below that point update accordingly.

30-day trial available by download if you want to try it out.

--
Bob Mathews
Director of Training
Design Science, Inc.
bobm at dessci.com
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