Equation Editor 2.0 Displays All Zoom Settings at 100 Percent

• Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
• Microsoft Equation Editor, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you edit a Microsoft Equation Editor 2.0 object in a separate window, the equation displays at 100-percent zoom, regardless of the Zoom setting in the [General] section of your EQNEDIT.INI file, the View Zoom dialog box, or on the Equation Editor status bar.

For example, if you set the Zoom setting to 400 percent (Zoom=400) in your EQNEDIT.INI file and then insert a new Equation Editor 2.0 object, Equation Editor displays the equation at 100 percent zoom, even though there is a check mark next to 400% on the View menu and 400% displays on the status bar.

This does not happen when you edit an existing equation by opening it from your Word for Windows document. Furthermore, the problem does not involve equations that you edit in place (in situ) in Word.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Equation Editor 2.0, which ships with Word 6.0 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Equation Editor 2.0a, which ships with version 6.0a of Word for Windows. To obtain Word 6.0a, call the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561 and request Word version 6.0a for Windows. If you are outside the United States, contact your local subsidiary. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

WORKAROUND

In Equation Editor, open the View menu and choose the desired zoom percentage. Equation Editor then displays the equation at the correct zoom percentage. For example, if the status bar displays "Zoom: 400%", choose 400% from the View menu.

MORE INFORMATION

By default, Word edits your Microsoft Equation Editor 2.0 objects in place when you originally insert them or double-click them to edit them. If you want Word to open your equations in a separate window, select the equation, then choose Equation Object from the Edit menu, then choose Open from the cascading menu that appears.

If you want Word to open a separate Equation Editor window by default, you can add the following setting to the [General] section of your EQNEDIT.INI file:

   [General]
   ForceOpen=1

Cannot Change Equation Zoom During In-Place Editing

By design, when you edit a Microsoft Equation Editor 2.0 object in place in Word for Windows, the zoom commands on the View toolbar (100%, 200%, 400%, Zoom) are unavailable (dimmed), so you cannot change the zoom percentage of your equation. During in-place editing, the View menu reflects the current zoom setting in Word instead of the one you set for Equation Editor in the [General] section of your EQNEDIT.INI file.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 605-607