Microsoft KB Archive/23593

Word: Long Math Formulas Differ in LaseWriter, ImageWriter

PSS ID Number: Q23593 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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Word versions 5.0 5.1
Although math formulas can still not be longer than one line, formulas can be copied and then pasted into Equation Editor. Equation Editor has the ability to transform Word formulas into equations which are then pasted back into Microsoft Word as a picture. If this picture extends beyond the margins, adjust the right and left margins accordingly or the right indent.

Word versions 4.0 and 3.0x
A long math formula in a Microsoft Word document that displays on the screen when printing to an ImageWriter may not do so when printing to a LaserWriter.

A math formula can be only one line in length when Word is in Hide Paragraphs mode. Resource differences between the ImageWriter and the LaserWriter drivers can affect the number of characters that can fit on one line. The line length can differ enough to cause a long math formula not to display on the screen when Chooser version 3.0 or greater is set for the LaserWriter.

To work around this problem, try reducing the left and right margins, regardless of which printer is selected in the Chooser, or extend the right indent to accommodate the formula.

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