grid in WORD

[MB]

I am not sure which group is more appropriate, so I'll post it here and in
the doc management group:

I teach mathematics.

I type my math tests on WORD 97 (I use it in conjunction with MATh Type).

Is there a way to incorporate a small grid on my tests (for graphing
problems)?

I know on the bottom of the screen if I click on Draw I can then choose grid
and it asks for some settings. But I don't know how to put a grid in my
document and I can't seem to find it in the Help Index.

Currently, I made a grid on a MS WORKS spreadsheet and I can copy and paste,
but I would like to do it in WORD. (I can also create one in Geometer's
Sketchpad and do the same) Any ideas? I must be missing something simple.

Mel

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The easiest way is with a table. Set the row height and column width to the
desired grid interval and apply a grid border.

 

[MB]

Suzanne:

Is there a way for me to make the measurements smaller. It looks like .17"
is the smallest I can get and I actually want it like .10".

Also, is there any easy way to "move" the grid?

Mel

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To make it smaller than .17" you'll need to reduce the cell margins to 0"
and perhaps reduce the font size, since cell height and width are dependent
on those factors. I don't know what you mean by "move" the grid. You can
center the table, and you can place it wherever you want on the page the
same way you would ordinary text. In Word 2000 and above you can (in Print
Layout view) use the table handle (top left corner) to drag it anywhere you
like (though I don't recommend this). In earlier versions you could put it
in a frame or text box.

 

[Pat Garard]

G"Day Mel,

Open a New Word Document.
Select the "Rectangle" tool on the Drawing toolbar.
Draw a "Large" rectangle.
Locate the "Fill Color" button on the Drawing toollbar,
"Click" the drop-arrow immediately to the right of it,
Click "Fill Effects..." and select the "Pattern" Tab.
Select Row 2 Column 7 - a dotted grid.
Change the foreground color if required, then "OK".
Format the rectangle Line (Border) to suit.

Whadayareckon? (NO you cannot scale it)

There are also full line grids at positions 1,8 and 2,8.

This is absolutely the best you can do using ONLY the features of Word.

If you use a Graphics Program program to create a Grid, then after a
copy/paste into Word, you may resize it (changes the scale) and crop
it (changes its size on the page) at will - but that's a whole new ballgame!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

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[MB]

Pat:

Thanks. THAT WORKED FINE.

In fact, I also saw how to insert a picture in an oval or box or whatever.
That was fun, too!

Amazing what WORD can do!!! The problem is remembering it --- there are just
so many sub-menus, etc.

Mel

 

[Pat Garard]

You're Welcome - now tell me!

If ei? = -1, does that mean ln(-1) = i? ?

--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

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[Pat Garard]

You're Welcome Mel!

--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

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[MB]

Pat:

In case you were serious:

I'm not sure what you mean by the start, but this should help:

ANY number can be written in the form re^(i theta)

So the ln of any # reduces to ln(r) + i theta ln(e)
Since ln(e) =1, it reduces to ln(r) + i theta

Consider -1. In polar form it is 1 e^(i pi)

So ln(-1) = ln(1) + i pi
Since ln(1) = 0, we have ln(-1) = i pi

Mel

 

[Pat Garard]

Maybe I should stick to Gamma Functions!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

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[MB]

Pat:

I tried to write it in MATH TYPE (NO PROBLEM, I do it all the time), but I
couldn't copy/paste it into a message on this group.

Any idea how I can do that?

Mel

 

[Pat Garard]

Hi Mel,

The simple answer is that you can't - plain text only.

MathType/Equation Editor produces an "object" ("like" a
picture) that one can "embed" into applications (like Office
etc) that support that process.
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

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[Bob Mathews]

I type my math tests on WORD 97 (I use it in conjunction with
MATh
Type). Is there a way to incorporate a small grid on my tests
(for
graphing problems)?

There have been several responses to the original question, some
of which had nothing to do with the original question or subject
line. I missed the original post, but I can answer the question
definitively now.

Yes, there is a way to do this, and it is documented in a
tutorial on our web site. You can access the tutorial by clicking
the link in my sig, then clicking "Support", then clicking
"Tutorials".

(Also, please note that "MathType" is one word.)
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