Equation printing errors - Both equation editor and Math Type suff

I have a word document with a few equations in it that require the use of
contour integral signs (i.e. integral signs with circles on them). When I
print them the circle is displaced to the left of the integral sign rather
than centred on it.

This problem occurs when I print to paper and when I use acrobat distiller,
so I assume it has nothing to do with my print drivers and is instead a
problem with Word itself. This occurs when I use both Math Type and Equation
Editor, so does anyone know of a way to fix this problem?

Bob
Fri Aug 26 16:36:06 CDT 2005

On 26-Aug-2005, JimiK wrote:

> I have a word document with a few equations in it that require the use
> of contour integral signs (i.e. integral signs with circles on them).
> When I print them the circle is displaced to the left of the integral
> sign rather than centred on it.
>
> This problem occurs when I print to paper and when I use acrobat
> distiller, so I assume it has nothing to do with my print drivers and
> is instead a problem with Word itself. This occurs when I use both
> Math Type and Equation Editor, so does anyone know of a way to
> fix this problem?

Jimi, I have a couple of suggestions:

1. With MathType open, click on Style > Define. Change the specification for
"Greek and math fonts" to "Euclid Symbol and Euclid Extra".

2. We have a tech note that may be helpful:
http://www.dessci.com/en/support/tsn/tsn114.htm

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JimiK
Sun Aug 28 06:16:01 CDT 2005



"Bob Mathews" wrote:

> On 26-Aug-2005, JimiK wrote:
>
> > I have a word document with a few equations in it that require the use
> > of contour integral signs (i.e. integral signs with circles on them).
> > When I print them the circle is displaced to the left of the integral
> > sign rather than centred on it.
> >
> > This problem occurs when I print to paper and when I use acrobat
> > distiller, so I assume it has nothing to do with my print drivers and
> > is instead a problem with Word itself. This occurs when I use both
> > Math Type and Equation Editor, so does anyone know of a way to
> > fix this problem?
>
> Jimi, I have a couple of suggestions:
>
> 1. With MathType open, click on Style > Define. Change the specification for
> "Greek and math fonts" to "Euclid Symbol and Euclid Extra".
>
> 2. We have a tech note that may be helpful:
> http://www.dessci.com/en/support/tsn/tsn114.htm
>
> --
> Bob Mathews bobm at dessci.com
> Director of Training
> http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news
> FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType 5
> Design Science, Inc. -- "How Science Communicates"
> MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide
>

It looks like this has solved the problem. Thanks very much.

Bob
Sun Aug 28 07:20:22 CDT 2005

On 28-Aug-2005, JimiK wrote:

> It looks like this has solved the problem. Thanks very much.

Glad to hear it; thanks for writing to let us know.

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Ben
Tue Nov 15 14:32:03 CST 2005

Bob,

I had the same problem as Jimi about printing equations. However, mine is
slightly complex because I did not use MathType. I just used msword Equation
Editor. Thus, I can not choose "Euclid symbol or Euclid extra", as this is
not available in msword.

Any suggestions I can do to print contour integral? Also, every time I
print, the limit of the integral shifts too close the integral sign. When
these symbols are shown on screen, they look perfectly fine. This is
frustrating.

Any help you can offer?

Thanks.

Ben

"Bob Mathews" wrote:

> On 28-Aug-2005, JimiK wrote:
>
> > It looks like this has solved the problem. Thanks very much.
>
> Glad to hear it; thanks for writing to let us know.
>
> --
> Bob Mathews bobm at dessci.com
> Director of Training
> http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news
> FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType 5
> Design Science, Inc. -- "How Science Communicates"
> MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide
>

Bob
Tue Nov 15 22:39:55 CST 2005

On 15-Nov-2005, Ben wrote:

> I had the same problem as Jimi about printing equations. However,
> mine is slightly complex because I did not use MathType. I just used
> msword Equation Editor. Thus, I can not choose "Euclid symbol or
> Euclid extra", as this is not available in msword.

The Euclid fonts are available from our web site as a free download. You can
choose to download the fonts only, or the 30-day evaluation of MathType. If
you choose MathType, and choose not to buy it, the fonts still remain on
your computer unless you uninstall them.

> Any suggestions I can do to print contour integral? Also, every time
> I print, the limit of the integral shifts too close the integral sign.
> When these symbols are shown on screen, they look perfectly fine.
> This is frustrating.

With Equation Editor, sometimes the limits do print too close to the
integral symbol. This tends to be dependent on the printer you're using, but
updating the printer driver won't help. What you can do is to "nudge" the
limits to the right, to put more space between the limits and the integral
symbol. If you're not familiar with nudging, look in the Equation Editor
Help file under "Spacing and Alignment in Equations/Make fine adjustments to
an equation". Note that if you're using MathType, you can save the nudged
integral to the toolbar so you don't have to nudge it each time.

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Ben
Wed Nov 16 11:34:58 CST 2005

Bob,

Thanks for your hints. It could be a lot of work to get it corrected.
Nonetheless, it shows a way.

Now, I got one more problem. With word, I produce a pdf file using Abdobe
Professional 6.0. The contour integral looks just fine on screen. However,
when it is sent to hp printer to print on a paper. The circle in the middle
of the integral sign gets shifted towards left. I tried to use your MathType.
It is the same thing. Any cure for that?

Thanks.

Ben


"Bob Mathews" wrote:

> On 15-Nov-2005, Ben wrote:
>
> > I had the same problem as Jimi about printing equations. However,
> > mine is slightly complex because I did not use MathType. I just used
> > msword Equation Editor. Thus, I can not choose "Euclid symbol or
> > Euclid extra", as this is not available in msword.
>
> The Euclid fonts are available from our web site as a free download. You can
> choose to download the fonts only, or the 30-day evaluation of MathType. If
> you choose MathType, and choose not to buy it, the fonts still remain on
> your computer unless you uninstall them.
>
> > Any suggestions I can do to print contour integral? Also, every time
> > I print, the limit of the integral shifts too close the integral sign.
> > When these symbols are shown on screen, they look perfectly fine.
> > This is frustrating.
>
> With Equation Editor, sometimes the limits do print too close to the
> integral symbol. This tends to be dependent on the printer you're using, but
> updating the printer driver won't help. What you can do is to "nudge" the
> limits to the right, to put more space between the limits and the integral
> symbol. If you're not familiar with nudging, look in the Equation Editor
> Help file under "Spacing and Alignment in Equations/Make fine adjustments to
> an equation". Note that if you're using MathType, you can save the nudged
> integral to the toolbar so you don't have to nudge it each time.
>
> --
> Bob Mathews bobm at dessci.com
> Director of Training
> http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news
> FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType 5
> Design Science, Inc. -- "How Science Communicates"
> MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide
>

Bob
Wed Nov 16 22:51:21 CST 2005

On 16-Nov-2005, Ben wrote:

> I got one more problem. With word, I produce a pdf file using
> Abdobe Professional 6.0. The contour integral looks just fine on
> screen. However, when it is sent to hp printer to print on a paper.
> The circle in the middle of the integral sign gets shifted towards
> left. I tried to use your MathType. It is the same thing. Any cure
> for that?

For now, I can only suggest using a different font. The contour integral is
also available in the "Math2" font, available by free download from Wolfram
(go for the Mathematica 4.2 fonts, and follow the instructions on the page):

http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/systems/windows/general/latestfonts.html

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