Microsoft KB Archive/30006

WD: Formulas Do Not Transfer Directly to Other Applications

PSS ID Number: Q30006 Article last modified on 11-26-1998

MACINTOSH: 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 98

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1 == Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition == 

= SYMPTOMS =

Formulas created with the COMMAND+OPTION+ (backslash) sequence or as an EQ field in Word versions 6.0 and later, do not transfer to other programs through the Clipboard. Only Microsoft Word and Microsoft Write recognize these formula commands.

= WORKAROUND =

  If you are using Word version 5.0 or later, use the Equation Editor to create the equations. Formulas created with the Equation Editor, in Word versions 5.0 and later, are automatically transferred into other programs as a graphic.   To transfer a formula created with the COMMAND+OPTION+ sequence or with the EQ field, follow these steps:   Select the entire formula, making sure the paragraph marks are not visible. (Be sure to select all of the completed formula. If you do not select all of it, only part of the formula text is copied.)   Press COMMAND+OPTION+D to change the formula into a graphic in the Clipboard.  </li></ul>

You can now paste the graphic into another program.

NOTE: Aldus PageMaker can import Word files, but Word formulas are not preserved. Although the text of the formula is imported, the formula cannot be displayed in its final state.

= Additional query words: mswdformula =

Keywords : kbinterop kbfield macword98 kbformula macword Version : MACINTOSH: 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 98 Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.