How can I bold a symbol in an Equation object in Word 2003?

[brendan]

How can I bold a symbol in an Equation object in Word 2003? The Word help on
the equation editor web states:

"Notes
You can modify the font, font size, position (for example, subscript or
superscript), or format (normal, bold, or italic) of characters or symbols by
selecting them and then choosing commands from the Style and Size menus."

but I can never seem to be able to bold a symbol inside the equation ?
Everything else in the equation object works fine.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Possibly the formatting is available only for characters in Text style?

 

[Bob Mathews]

How can I bold a symbol in an Equation object in Word 2003?

What you quoted from the Help file should have worked, except
that it's not necessary to first select the part of the equation
you want to be bold. With Equation Editor open, Word's menu bar
becomes the Equation Editor menu bar. The Style menu is what
controls the fonts, as well as bold & italic settings. Click on
Style > Define and make sure "Bold" is checked for all settings.
This will make the entire equation bold, not just part of it.
(Fraction bar thickness is controlled in the Format > Spacing
dialog.)

The professional version of Equation Editor -- MathType -- has
two user-defined style settings (as well as two user-defined size
settings). Using these settings, it is possible, for example, to
make a divide symbol bold and the rest of the equation "normal".
You can download a free evaluation copy of MathType at the link
in my signature.

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[Bob Mathews]

The professional version of Equation Editor -- MathType -- has
two user-defined style settings (as well as two user-defined
size settings). Using these settings, it is possible, for
example, to make a divide symbol bold and the rest of the
equation "normal".

Let me clarify...

I didn't choose the best example in the world, since it's not
necessary to use User1 Style in order to make the division symbol
bold. That can be done by making Symbol Style bold. For a better
example, let's say you want to discuss with a class the limit as
x approaches zero of 1 + x over 1 - x. You want to discuss the
importance of the denominator, so you make 1 - x bold with User1
Style. That can't be done in Equation Editor.

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Director of Training
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FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType 5
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