How do I center a formula, and the number at the end of the line?

I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas has to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I do
that?

Thanks for the help

Create your own new style calle e.g. "Formula" with the following features:
font size 14
tabs: one centered at 7.5 cm (assuming A4 page size and 2.5 cm lateral
margins), and one right aligned at 15 cm
Use this style for all your paragraphs using formulas.

I strongly advise your NOT to use Equation editor, but the Word's "Fields"
feature - it's failproof.

"Maja" wrote in message
...
I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas has
to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the
right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I do
that?

Thanks for the help

One solution is to make a 3 column table of one row where the first and
last row have the same width. Put your equation in the middle cell and
center it. Put your equation number in the right cell and right align it.
See also
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...numbering.aspx

Change the format in your normal template to be 14 (which is huge) instead
of 10. To do so, open a blank document, right click on the normal style in
the Home ribbon and choose 'Modify'. Then change the font size and make sure
"New documents based on this template" rather than "Only in this document"
is selected.

Yves


"Maja" wrote in message
...
I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas has
to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the
right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I do
that?

Thanks for the help

Disregard the second part of my answer as I misread your question.

You can create a style specific for equations, but you will still have to
assign it to every equation by hand (or macro) as far as I know.

Yves

"Yves Dhondt" wrote in message
...
One solution is to make a 3 column table of one row where the first and
last row have the same width. Put your equation in the middle cell and
center it. Put your equation number in the right cell and right align it.
See also
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...numbering.aspx

Change the format in your normal template to be 14 (which is huge) instead
of 10. To do so, open a blank document, right click on the normal style in
the Home ribbon and choose 'Modify'. Then change the font size and make
sure "New documents based on this template" rather than "Only in this
document" is selected.

Yves


"Maja" wrote in message
...
I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas has
to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the
right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust
the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I do
that?

Thanks for the help

hey
I have two questions.
How do I create a new style?
and I have never heard of the 'fields' feature, where do I find this feature
on the Word 2007?

"Crios" wrote:

Create your own new style calle e.g. "Formula" with the following features:
font size 14
tabs: one centered at 7.5 cm (assuming A4 page size and 2.5 cm lateral
margins), and one right aligned at 15 cm
Use this style for all your paragraphs using formulas.

I strongly advise your NOT to use Equation editor, but the Word's "Fields"
feature - it's failproof.

"Maja" wrote in message
...
I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas has
to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the
right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I do
that?

Thanks for the help

hey,
I put the two tabs in, and it automatically centers my equation, but then
how do I make it go to my second tab? I put the equation in and then I hit
tab, which moves my formula as well though and doesn't keep it centered.

Maja

"Crios" wrote:

Create your own new style calle e.g. "Formula" with the following features:
font size 14
tabs: one centered at 7.5 cm (assuming A4 page size and 2.5 cm lateral
margins), and one right aligned at 15 cm
Use this style for all your paragraphs using formulas.

I strongly advise your NOT to use Equation editor, but the Word's "Fields"
feature - it's failproof.

"Maja" wrote in message
...
I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas has
to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the
right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I do
that?

Thanks for the help

Format a paragraph the way you like, then right-click and choose | Styles |
Save Selection as a New Quick Style and give it a name. For this
application, however, a table can be better. If you're using the References
| Insert Caption feature, then you need to have the caption in a separate
paragraph from the equation itself (which it will be if it's in a separate
table cell); otherwise, when you cross-reference the caption, the entire
equation will be included.

You'll find fields at Insert | Text | Quick Parts | Fields, but I wouldn't
advise trying to create a complex equation with EQ fields; use one of the
Equation Editors instead.

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

"Maja" wrote in message
...
hey
I have two questions.
How do I create a new style?
and I have never heard of the 'fields' feature, where do I find this
feature
on the Word 2007?

"Crios" wrote:

Create your own new style calle e.g. "Formula" with the following
features:
font size 14
tabs: one centered at 7.5 cm (assuming A4 page size and 2.5 cm
lateral
margins), and one right aligned at 15 cm
Use this style for all your paragraphs using formulas.

I strongly advise your NOT to use Equation editor, but the Word's
"Fields"
feature - it's failproof.

"Maja" wrote in message
...
I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas
has
to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the
right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust
the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I
do
that?

Thanks for the help

There are several types of tabs; you can set them
* selecting by clicking on an icon on the top left of the editing window (at
crossing of the H&V rulers), and then insert them by clicking on the ruler
* using the Format/Tabs command

For fields search "Field codes: Eq (Equation) field" in Help.
"Maja" wrote in message
...
hey,
I put the two tabs in, and it automatically centers my equation, but then
how do I make it go to my second tab? I put the equation in and then I hit
tab, which moves my formula as well though and doesn't keep it centered.

Maja

"Crios" wrote:

Create your own new style calle e.g. "Formula" with the following
features:
font size 14
tabs: one centered at 7.5 cm (assuming A4 page size and 2.5 cm
lateral
margins), and one right aligned at 15 cm
Use this style for all your paragraphs using formulas.

I strongly advise your NOT to use Equation editor, but the Word's
"Fields"
feature - it's failproof.

"Maja" wrote in message
...
I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my formulas
has
to
be at the end of the line. However, I don't know how to do that. Either
everything is centered within one line or everything is aligned on the
right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like to adjust
the
settings so that all formulas are always written in font 14. How can I
do
that?

Thanks for the help

You've gotten some good advise toward answering your questions
already, but you can also see it's a lot of work to follow the
instructions you've been given here. MathType could have saved you a
lot of time and trouble, and you can get back to writing your thesis.

When you install MathType, it adds a MathType tab to Word's Ribbon. On
the MathType tab is a command to insert a numbered display (i.e.,
centered) equation. The equation is automatically centered, and the
number is automatically at the right margin, in whatever format you
want -- (1), {1}, 1.1, 1-1.1, etc. You can insert chapter and section
breaks, and MathType recognizes that. You can include references to
the equations in the text of your document. The references and
equation numbers are linked, such that if you add or delete one, all
the ones beneath it are re-numbered. You can have your equations 14pt
and your document 10pt if you want.

There's a 30-day trial of MathType if you want to try it out.

--
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
MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, MathDaisy, Equation Editor

On 15-Jun-2009, Maja wrote:

I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my
formulas has to be at the end of the line. However, I don't
know how to do that. Either everything is centered within
one line or everything is aligned on the right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like
to adjust the settings so that all formulas are always written
in font 14. How can I do that?

hey
thank you for the response. I'm surprised how many people have responded
This is great.
And I agree, following instructions really is not always that simple.
Math Type sounds exactly like what I need. My thesis won't be done in 30
days though... so maybe I'll just wait wit inserting my formulas and do it
when I'm closer to the end

"Bob Mathews" wrote:

You've gotten some good advise toward answering your questions
already, but you can also see it's a lot of work to follow the
instructions you've been given here. MathType could have saved you a
lot of time and trouble, and you can get back to writing your thesis.

When you install MathType, it adds a MathType tab to Word's Ribbon. On
the MathType tab is a command to insert a numbered display (i.e.,
centered) equation. The equation is automatically centered, and the
number is automatically at the right margin, in whatever format you
want -- (1), {1}, 1.1, 1-1.1, etc. You can insert chapter and section
breaks, and MathType recognizes that. You can include references to
the equations in the text of your document. The references and
equation numbers are linked, such that if you add or delete one, all
the ones beneath it are re-numbered. You can have your equations 14pt
and your document 10pt if you want.

There's a 30-day trial of MathType if you want to try it out.

--
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
MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, MathDaisy, Equation Editor

On 15-Jun-2009, Maja wrote:

I am writing my thesis and have two struggles.
First, I have to center my formulas, but the numbering of my
formulas has to be at the end of the line. However, I don't
know how to do that. Either everything is centered within
one line or everything is aligned on the right.
Is there a way to set this up?

Also, my formulas are always written in font 10 and I'd like
to adjust the settings so that all formulas are always written
in font 14. How can I do that?