Tabs not working after equations

[Heather Mills]

I created a document containing several equations created using the
built-in equation editor. I need to assign numbers to some of these
equations for reference.

In the past, I recall using the tab key at the end of the equation to
tab out to a set place on the page for the reference numbers (2).

I am using Office 2007 now and the tab no longer works. If I press the
tab key outside the equation, but on the same line, nothing happens.
If I press it while still inside the equation, the right side of the
equation shrinks and then the tab key works as expected.

Is there some setting I need to change?

 

[Stefan Blom]

For tabs to work correctly, you'll have to set the display of the equation to
"Inline" (click to activate the equation, click the arrow to the right, and
choose "Change to Inline").

 

[Heather Mills]

For tabs to work correctly, you'll have to set the display of the equation to
"Inline" (click to activate the equation, click the arrow to the right, and
choose "Change to Inline").

I cannot find the arrow. If I click anywhere in the equation, the
Equation Tools tab appears above the ribbon, but I don't see an arrow.

 

[Stefan Blom]

It's a small triangle rather than an arrow, and it should be visible when the
insertion point is inside the equation. If you rest your mouse pointer on it,
the screentip says Equation Options. Click it to view the available options.

 

[Heather Mills]

It's a small triangle rather than an arrow, and it should be visible when the
insertion point is inside the equation. If you rest your mouse pointer on it,
the screentip says Equation Options. Click it to view the available options.

I found it. It's only visible in Page mode. I usually work in Draft
mode.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If the equation is not already inline, I'm surprised you're seeing it in
Draft view at all. Even if it is inline, you'd need to click outside it to
exit the Equation Editor, and you'd need to have a right-aligned tab stop
set at the right margin.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Stefan Blom]

Strange as it may seem, Word 2007/2010 equations do display in Draft view, even if they are not "inline."

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
If the equation is not already inline, I'm surprised you're seeing it in
Draft view at all. Even if it is inline, you'd need to click outside it to
exit the Equation Editor, and you'd need to have a right-aligned tab stop
set at the right margin.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

So these are the ones created by the built-in equation editor and not the
legacy Equation Editor from Design Science? I don't think that was made
clear.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Stefan Blom]

It is the built-in (new) equation editor. At least that is what the OP says in
her first post.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

She says, "I created a document containing several equations created using
the built-in equation editor," and then "I am using Office 2007 now [note
use of "now"] and the tab no longer works." I read this as meaning that she
had a document created in an older version (using Microsoft Equation 3.0)
that she had opened in Word 2007, or that she was trying to replicate the
previous behavior in Word 2007. It's still quite possible that she is *now*
using Word 2007's built-in equation editor.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Heather Mills]

She says, "I created a document containing several equations created using
the built-in equation editor," and then "I am using Office 2007 now [note
use of "now"] and the tab no longer works." I read this as meaning that she
had a document created in an older version (using Microsoft Equation 3.0)
that she had opened in Word 2007, or that she was trying to replicate the
previous behavior in Word 2007. It's still quite possible that she is *now*
using Word 2007's built-in equation editor.

These are new equations created from scratch in Word 2007. When I
posted the question, I had no idea that the equation editor had been
replaced in Word 2007. I haven't used the equation editor for some
time. When I last used it, the tabs worked. Based on what I now know,
that was almost certainly before we upgraded to Word 2007.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, there is a new, Microsoft-provided
equation editor in Word 2007 and 2010. It is still possible to use the old
Equation Editor from Design Science if you prefer it (and you may prefer it
if you are writing for certain scientific journals; see
http://www.dessci.com/en/company/press/releases/070622.htm). You can access
it via Insert | Text | Object: Create New: Microsoft Equation 3.0; if there
is a way to add a button for this to the QAT, I haven't found it (Equation
summons the new one), but the Design Science TechNote at
http://www.dessci.com/en/support/mathtype/tsn/tsn124.htm explains how to
record a macro to insert an equation object using the old editor and add it
to the QAT.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

She says, "I created a document containing several equations created using
the built-in equation editor," and then "I am using Office 2007 now [note
use of "now"] and the tab no longer works." I read this as meaning that
she
had a document created in an older version (using Microsoft Equation 3.0)
that she had opened in Word 2007, or that she was trying to replicate the
previous behavior in Word 2007. It's still quite possible that she is
*now*
using Word 2007's built-in equation editor.

These are new equations created from scratch in Word 2007. When I
posted the question, I had no idea that the equation editor had been
replaced in Word 2007. I haven't used the equation editor for some
time. When I last used it, the tabs worked. Based on what I now know,
that was almost certainly before we upgraded to Word 2007.

 

[Stefan Blom]

And I had no idea that the new equation editor had that effect on tab stops. We all live and learn...

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"Heather Mills" wrote in message
These are new equations created from scratch in Word 2007. When I
posted the question, I had no idea that the equation editor had been
replaced in Word 2007. I haven't used the equation editor for some
time. When I last used it, the tabs worked. Based on what I now know,
that was almost certainly before we upgraded to Word 2007.

 

[Heather Mills]

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, there is a new, Microsoft-provided
equation editor in Word 2007 and 2010. It is still possible to use the old
Equation Editor from Design Science if you prefer it (and you may prefer it
if you are writing for certain scientific journals; see
http://www.dessci.com/en/company/press/releases/070622.htm). You can access
it via Insert | Text | Object: Create New: Microsoft Equation 3.0; if there
is a way to add a button for this to the QAT, I haven't found it (Equation
summons the new one), but the Design Science TechNote at
http://www.dessci.com/en/support/mathtype/tsn/tsn124.htm explains how to
record a macro to insert an equation object using the old editor and add it
to the QAT.

With Stefan's work-around, I am able to use tabs. The keyboard
shortcuts in the new editor are too good to give up.