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In Microsoft Word 2007 if I insert an equation the font style is Cambria Math (Italics). I like the look of this font for equations. However, I would prefer to use equation field codes rather than the equation editor. When I use the same font style with a field code it doesn't look like the font in the Equation Editor:
How can I match the Equation Editor font in the field code? Ideally, I'd like to set this font in a Style.
Not exactly, but this site has some good introductory material. The equation editor is a bit more visual than latex:
Enter the following equations and align them at the = sign by choosing Format/Align At = after typing them. Also try using the alignment symbol -
- to align equations.
These are the same format. My company, Design Science, makes the Equation Editor that comes with Microsoft Office on Mac and Windows since 1991 or so. MathType is the fancy version of Equation Editor with lots more features, including the TeX input feature you mention. Your publisher should be encouraged to mention that it accepts both MathType and Equation Editor equations as most publishers do. I suspect they have been getting documents containing MathType equations and handling them just fine all along.
By the way, the next version of MathType will feature compatibility with Mac Office 2011 which is due out later this month. As you may know, Microsoft left out Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) support in Office 2008 but they are bringing it back in this new version. That means MathType will have more commands like it has in Office 2004. In particular, you will be able to insert new equations without going through the Insert Object process.
Best Answer
The italic letters in Word 2007 Equation Editor are not normal letters in italic but special characters from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block in Unicode. For example, when you type “C” in Equation Editor, it gets converted to U+1D436 MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL C.
Such characters and their glyphs have been designed for mathematical usage. This is reflected in their spacing. And their design is genuinely italic. In contrast, if you take a letter in the Cambria Math font and apply Ctrl I to it, Word uses “fake italic” or “engineering italic”, which means just algorithmic slanting. The letters get excessively slanted and do not change their basic form. This can easily be seen by comparing italic “a” in Cambria Math and U+1D44E MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL A.
To enter a mathematical italic character outside Equation Editor, enter its Unicode number (the characters “U+” may be omitted if the preceding character is not a digit or a letter A–F or X) and press Alt X. Alternative, use the Insert → Symbol command, set font to Cambria Math, and scroll down the table of characters down to the last part to “Extended characters – Plane 1” or use the dropdown to get there.
If you wish to use such characters frequently, the best way is probably to set up a keyboard layout for them, using MSKLC.