Italics in Equation Editor

[Brenda from Michigan]

User has Word 2002 SP3

Within an equation he is using the term netsection. The 'net' and the
'tion' are in italics but we can't get the 'sec' in italics. If you delete
the 'sec' and start to type, 's' and 'e' are italics but as soon as you type
the 'c', 'sec' once again becomes regular text.

Can anyone explain why this happens (if it's normal behavior) or how we can
get the entire phrase into italics. Thank you.

 

[Jay Freedman]

User has Word 2002 SP3

Within an equation he is using the term netsection. The 'net' and the
'tion' are in italics but we can't get the 'sec' in italics. If you delete
the 'sec' and start to type, 's' and 'e' are italics but as soon as you type
the 'c', 'sec' once again becomes regular text.

Can anyone explain why this happens (if it's normal behavior) or how we can
get the entire phrase into italics. Thank you.

The Equation Editor is programmed to recognize the short names of a large number
of functions, including all the trigonometric functions, and to render them in
roman (non-italic) format. The 'sec' is the short name of the secant function.
Since neither 'net' nor 'tion' is recognized as a function, those are assumed to
be variables and are rendered italic.

To make it all italic, select the whole word and click Style > Variable. If you
want to make it all roman instead, select it and click Style > Text.

 

[Brenda from Michigan]

That worked like a charm. Thank you VERY much!

The Equation Editor is programmed to recognize the short names of a large number
of functions, including all the trigonometric functions, and to render them in
roman (non-italic) format. The 'sec' is the short name of the secant function.
Since neither 'net' nor 'tion' is recognized as a function, those are assumed to
be variables and are rendered italic.

To make it all italic, select the whole word and click Style > Variable. If you
want to make it all roman instead, select it and click Style > Text.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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