Square Root

[Guest]

Have read the posts on Square Root Symbol insertion. No problem there.

My question is:
What symbol or graphic(?) can be used for Square Root and yet keep all the
following algebraic entries UNDER the upper line so that it is clear what
quantity is to be considered for the funtion? The upper line might be
"stretchable" ?

Some formula have long equations that need to included under the
symbol...much like you'd see in a math book or engineering handbook.
Is this possible or what alternatives might be appropriate?

Thnx, Gatz

 

[Jay Freedman]

One method is to use the EQ field with the \r switch. For example, the field

{ EQ \r (ax + by + c) }

will draw a radical whose line extends across the entire expression in the
parentheses. Look in the Word Help for "EQ field" to see what's possible.

Another method, probably preferable if you're creating complicated
expressions, is to use the Microsoft Equation Editor (Insert > Object >
Microsoft Equation) or get MathType from www.mathtype.com.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[Bob Mathews]

What symbol or graphic(?) can be used for Square Root and
yet keep all the following algebraic entries UNDER the upper
line so that it is clear what quantity is to be considered for
the funtion? The upper line might be "stretchable" ?

Couple of ways to do this...

1. You could use "field codes" in Word to create the square root
expression. The link below points to a Microsoft article with an
explanation of field codes. If you need more information, there's
plenty of information available on the web as well as in Word's
Help file.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051861481033.aspx

2. You could use the built-in Equation Editor (the article above
even says this is the "preferred method"), or you could use the
more feature-packed MathType. (Our company creates both Equation
Editor and MathType. Equation Editor is bundled free with every
copy of Office, but it's not installed by default. If you click
on Insert > Object, and "Microsoft Equation 3" isn't in the list
of possible objects to insert into your document, it's not
installed. If it's not installed, go to the Windows Control Panel
and click on Add or Remove Programs. When the list finally
appears, click on Microsoft Office 2003 [or whatever version
you're using], then click on Change. When the Microsoft Office
[version number] Setup dialog appears, click on Add or Remove
Features, then click Next. For Office 2003, you'll need to click
the box that says "Choose advanced customization of
applications", then click Update. Click the + next to Office
Tools, and make sure Equation Editor is set to "Run from My
Computer". Keep clicking Update or Next or OK until it's
finished.)

If you don't do this often, field codes or Equation Editor will
no doubt work fine for you. If you do it often, or if you create
more complex equations and expressions, you might want to see
what else MathType offers that Equation Editor doesn't. There are
comparison charts on our web site (link below).

--
Bob Mathews
Director of Training
Design Science, Inc.
bobm at dessci.com
http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news
FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType 5
MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide

 

[Marek Pecak]

Here is quite unconventional solution:
1. Write an ordinal number, i.e.: 1st.
2. After clicking the "SPACE" key, the two letters behind the number will
"jump" up into the EXPONENT LEVEL, diminishing its size simultaneously.
3. Hit "ARROW TO THE LEFT" KEY until the Cursor "jumps" into the same
EXPONENT LEVEL.
4. Now You can write whatever You want within the EXPONENT LEVEL. However,
now after hitting "SPACE" key, the Cursor jumps back down. To avoid that,
before hitting "SPACE" key, hit "ARROW TO THE LEFT" again, to "jump" to the
left at least one character of EXPONENT LEVEL so the last characters stay at
right side of the Cursor. Now, as You continue writing, those characters will
be "pushed" all time while writing. Jump over them using "ARROW TO THE
RIGHT", then "SPACE", when You want to continue on normal level.
5. The above method may not work within "Insert" Command of the Word.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

All you're doing is taking advantage of the AutoFormat As You Type option
that formats "st" as Superscript. You can accomplish the same thing much
more efficiently by using the built-in keyboard shortcut for superscript,
which is Ctrl+Shift+=.

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