WinWord 2.0 equation editor

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2 total messages Started by Lawrence S. Chen Wed, 04 Nov 1992 05:02

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Author: Lawrence S. Chen
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 05:02

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WinWord 2.0 has a nice equation editor that has all kinds of symbols for 
editing professional looking mathematical equations.  However, it uses fonts
from windows 3.1, like fences and MT extra, which are not supported by many 
printers.  In other words, I can't even display the integral symbol, let alone 
printing it out.  

If anyone knows how to solve this problem, please let me know. I have an Epson 
LQ-850 printer.  I also tried printing the document to PostScript file and 
printing the file on an HP LJ III, but it still didn't work because the 
printer doesn't have those fonts.

Thanks...

Larry
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Lawrence S. Chen
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Re: WinWord 2.0 equation editor

#33

Author: RICHARD HOFFBECK
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 18:10

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In article <lchen.720853326@enterprise.ifp.uiuc.edu>, lchen@enterprise.ifp.uiuc.edu (Lawrence S. Chen) writes:
> WinWord 2.0 has a nice equation editor that has all kinds of symbols for 
> editing professional looking mathematical equations.  However, it uses fonts
> from windows 3.1, like fences and MT extra, which are not supported by many 
> printers.  In other words, I can't even display the integral symbol, let alone 
> printing it out.  
>  
> If anyone knows how to solve this problem, please let me know. I have an Epson 
> LQ-850 printer.  I also tried printing the document to PostScript file and 
> printing the file on an HP LJ III, but it still didn't work because the 
> printer doesn't have those fonts.

The error message when you enter the equation editor is a bit misleading. I
had the same thing and it turned out that the problem is that the Word install
routine incorrectly installs the MTExtra and Fences fonts.  The fix that
worked for me was:

   1. Go into the font section of the control panel and delete the Fences
      and MTExtra fonts from the font list.  Make sure the the 'Delete from
      disk' option is not selected.

   2. Got back to the Add option and reinstall those two fonts.

After that, everything worked fine.

--rick

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