Field code continuation on second line

[James Silverton]

I often use the field code method to insert mathematical formulas and,
indeed, I actually prefer it to the somewhat klutzy Equation Editor for many
purposes. There is one problem that sometimes occurs when I am using a large
font: the code exceeds one line in length and I get a "!Error" message. I
have searched Help but I cannot find a method for continuing a field code
onto a second line. Does anyone know if this is possible and, if so, how?

TIA

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi James,

I'm assuming this is in a version of Word and you're
using the EQ field and you're talking about the
typed content of the field rather than the displayed
result? Word field codes genrally have a 256 character
limitation, but fields can wrap to multiple lines.

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I often use the field code method to insert mathematical formulas and,
indeed, I actually prefer it to the somewhat klutzy Equation Editor for many
purposes. There is one problem that sometimes occurs when I am using a large
font: the code exceeds one line in length and I get a "!Error" message. I
have searched Help but I cannot find a method for continuing a field code
onto a second line. Does anyone know if this is possible and, if so, how?

TIA

James V. Silverton >>

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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

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[James Silverton]

Hi James,

I'm assuming this is in a version of Word and you're
using the EQ field and you're talking about the
typed content of the field rather than the displayed
result? Word field codes genrally have a 256 character
limitation, but fields can wrap to multiple lines.

=========
I often use the field code method to insert mathematical formulas and,
indeed, I actually prefer it to the somewhat klutzy Equation Editor for many
purposes. There is one problem that sometimes occurs when I am using a large
font: the code exceeds one line in length and I get a "!Error" message. I
have searched Help but I cannot find a method for continuing a field code
onto a second line. Does anyone know if this is possible and, if so, how?

TIA

James V. Silverton >>

Thanks Bob,

As you rightly surmise, I'm talking about Word in Office XP. What happens is
that I insert a field code at the appropriate font size to get a symbol at
that size. In the case I'm working with, the method works at 10, 12, and 14
point, but, when I go to larger sizes, the equation is split to the next
line at the right margin boundary. When the code is toggled I get the !Error
message.

It may be a little difficult to post the field but I'll try:-

{ eq abc\r(,1 -cos2(?) - cos2(?) - cos2(?) + 2cos(?)cos(?)cos(?)) }



I think this will arrive with cos2 where it should be cos 2-superscript and
question marks where there should be Greek alpha, beta and gamma, twice.
Even so, that code also fails.



Jim.

 

[James Silverton]

Hi James,

I'm assuming this is in a version of Word and you're
using the EQ field and you're talking about the
typed content of the field rather than the displayed
result? Word field codes genrally have a 256 character
limitation, but fields can wrap to multiple lines.

=========
I often use the field code method to insert mathematical formulas and,
indeed, I actually prefer it to the somewhat klutzy Equation Editor for many
purposes. There is one problem that sometimes occurs when I am using a large
font: the code exceeds one line in length and I get a "!Error" message. I
have searched Help but I cannot find a method for continuing a field code
onto a second line. Does anyone know if this is possible and, if so, how?

Thanks to anyone who may be considering my problem but it seems I may have
asked the wrong question. After discussing it with my son (g), and some
experiments by he and I with different fonts and Landscape mode, it seems
that the EQ field code has a limitation to *one* line in the *result* not
the code. I am told that the EQ method is very ancient indeed but I rather
like it! The icons on the Equation Editor menu bar are miserably small,
italicized characters seem to be the norm and modification of results is
difficult unlike using the EQ field code.

I suppose if I had the prospect of much more mathematical composition, I
would break down and buy the full program on which the Equation Editor is
based or else a dedicated Scientific word processing program. Of course,
going to Linux and using LaTeX is not such a bad idea either! To appease any
pedants, I do know the name Latex is not formatted correctly (g).