Word 2007 and Equation editor

[qwertz]

For introduction:
Open a new word document, type the following:
"Why is this cause me a headache: \sum \below 2 \above n \of n^2?"
Select the "\sum..." part of the text (without the question mark) insert in
an equation, remove all the space, and press space after each word, that
starts with a slash, and at the end of the second two. (Propably you cannot
place the last space.)
If it success, send me a picture of the result.

Now lets get to the point.
-- Who would be so stupid, to write this equation like this? Isn't
"\sum_2^n\of n^2" would be fine?
Normally yes, but what if I want to keep my '2' and 'n' above, and below of
the sum sign inline of a text.
-- But its use to be that way! Why would I want to do it in another way?
Why should I? Besides, I think its redicilous, that Word suddenly freezes,
when it try to give a meaning to my equation.
Is there a way to do THAT in a proper way? What about if I want to display
the sub and sup Next to my sum if it stands alone?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi qwertz,

On the issue of pasting a typed string of math autocorrect into an equation and Word freezing I'm able to reproduce that as well,
even in Word safe mode (holding control key while starting Word 2007). The CPU goes to 99% and basically freezes things. That's
now been reported to Microsoft. Typing the same equation in the (Alt=) equation object does not freeze Word 2007.

On your other issue. When you're talking about 'used to be that way' I'm assuming you're talking about in a prior Word version? If
so, the older equation editor is also still available under
Insert=>Object=>Object
and the 'big brother' of that product is available from http://mathtype.com

On the issue of the the Word 2007 Equation editor results, I may not be following you correctly and you may want to use the link
below to also post in the Word discussion group on this, as the equation editor is a Word 2007 feature.

The two equation strings you typed for
\sum \above 2 \below n
for which you are using separate Math Autocorrect elements (Alt, T, A) and
\sum_2^n
where you're using one string before a space or punctuation are not the same and produce results that I would expect for each if you
select 'Professional' format. In Linear' equation format you wouldn't see the n above or 2 below the Sum. In edition to the
autocorrect 'shorthand' once you use Alt= to create a new equation object you can also use the Equation Tools ribbon to insert
symbols or structures and fill them.

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For introduction:
Open a new word document, type the following:
"Why is this cause me a headache: \sum \below 2 \above n \of n^2?"
Select the "\sum..." part of the text (without the question mark) insert in
an equation, remove all the space, and press space after each word, that
starts with a slash, and at the end of the second two. (Propably you cannot
place the last space.)
If it success, send me a picture of the result.

Now lets get to the point.

-- Who would be so stupid, to write this equation like this? Isn't
"\sum_2^n\of n^2" would be fine?
Normally yes, but what if I want to keep my '2' and 'n' above, and below of
the sum sign inline of a text.

-- But its use to be that way! Why would I want to do it in another way?

Why should I? Besides, I think its redicilous, that Word suddenly freezes,
when it try to give a meaning to my equation.

Is there a way to do THAT in a proper way? What about if I want to display
the sub and sup Next to my sum if it stands alone? >>
--
Please let us know if this has helped,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

LINKS
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news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.docmanagement

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

 

[qwertz]

Thanks for reply!

I'm sorry for the inproper description of my issue, but I would like to
demostrate how is the new equation editor works, and I was pretty upset, when
it failed at this point.
My problem, that the sigma sign (and not epsilon as I wrote it before,
sorry,) when the equation is in a single paragraph, the _ and ^ sign puts
below, and above the values, but in midle of a text, it would put it next to
its lower, and upper part, like subscript, and superscript. As I know, this
is the typical way of displaying a summ with a range, but some text used to
write exactly above, and below of the sigma. How to do THAT?

Although you gave me an idea, if I'm not work with \sum, but \Sigma it might
work, but it's slightly problematic, since it cannot be written smoothly, as
\sum_2^n\of n^2.

Thanks for your reply agan!