Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!dublin.llnl.gov!sowa From: sowa@dublin.llnl.gov (Erik C. Sowa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Request for info on math equation formatters Message-ID: <68581@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Date: 23 Sep 90 05:45:55 GMT References: <1583.26f64d34@waikato.ac.nz> <12777@cs.utexas.edu> Sender: usenet@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lines: 24 In article <12777@cs.utexas.edu> kelvin@cs.utexas.edu (Kelvin Thompson) writes: >However, stupid Word doesn't adjust the line spacing accordingly. >Word assumes that the equation takes up as much space above the >baseline as it would if it wasn't subscripted. This means the >equation is aligned correctly, but there is a ridiculous amount >of white space above the line. If you have the equation isolated in >its own paragraph, then you can adjust the line leading to remove >some of the excess white space (but that's a pain, and the white >space isn't as much of a problem on isolated paragraphs anyway). >If the equation is embedded in a long paragraph, then the paragraph >ends up looking chopped in two, and I know of no fix. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Simply set the line spacing in the format paragraph dialog to a negative number - e.g., if your paragraph has 24pt line spacing, set it to -24 pts. Of course, if you REALLY need Word to adjust line spacing elsewhere in that paragraph, you are in trouble, because the negative number overrides it. It would be better if Word recognized the baseline... Erik Sowa (sowa@cms1.llnl.gov) ***** That is my opinion, it is mine, and belongs to me and I own it, and what it is too.