Equation numbering in word

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This is a perennial question so I hope you will not mind me submitting another answer.

The problem with the «table» approach is that it breaks the paragraph. This can cause spacing issues if your equation is part of a continuous sentence and your paragraphs have spacing before or after them. It also means that wrapping is done rather poorly for long equations (the usual preference in journals is that, if the equation is the width of the column, the number should appear below the equation right aligned instead of breaking the equation). Finally it does nothing to solve the problem that you wish to have punctuation marks instantly after your Display equation in the normal paragraph font.

My solution is to insert a style separator instantly after the equation. On Windows, use Ctrl-Alt-Enter to insert a style separator. (On a Mac this is not available, but if you open a document created in the Windows version of Word you can copy the style separator into Mac). Then you may insert a tab (with a final right-aligned tab stop already created) and the appropriate equation number autotext. After the equation number you should insert a full paragraph break and not a line break, but at least in Word 2012 the paragraph break is treated as though it were a line break for layout purposes. This may be a bug.

If you want your equations neatly aligned at the equals sign, this is, to my knowledge not possible using this work-around. One way around this is to write your punctuation inside the equations, inside double quotation marks. The Equation tool converts this into free form text which may be placed in whichever font you prefer. I also use this method when I want several small display equations on one line separated by commas or the expression ", and ". However, you cannot number these equations, or at least you can only number the final equation in the set.

The result, with hidden paragraph marks on, looks something like this.

[Note I have also changed the default behaviour of line breaks in fully justified text so that the final line before the line break is not fully justified.]

The style separators here are the thin dotted lines at the end of equations (2.27)–(2.29). Mac Word does not have the proper glyphs to display style separators with a proper picture as you would find in Word for Windows.

Inserting a line break instead of a paragraph break after the equation number seems to cause buggy layout behaviour on my machine.

Unfortunately the end of the sentence after your equation, on the new line, looks as though it is a fresh sentence to the spelling and grammar checker, probably because of the paragraph mark. I have accepted this and resorted to using «ignore» very frequently.

There is a final caveat: when referring to the equations later, the tab before the equation seems to show up with the reference number. You can avoid this by giving an explicit field switch of the form #(0.0x);(0.0x).

I have been using this approach in a document I am writing which is now up to 160 pages containing a few hundred equations so I think it is relatively robust, once you get it to work.

Open your document and select your first equation. On the References tab, click “Insert Caption” from the Captions section of the ribbon. In the Caption pop-up window, select “Equation” next to Label. This sets both the word and the number as the caption.

How do you superscript an equation in Word?

Use keyboard shortcuts to apply superscript or subscript

1. Select the text or number that you want.
2. For superscript, press Ctrl, Shift, and the Plus sign (+) at the same time. For subscript, press Ctrl and the Equal sign (=) at the same time. (Do not press Shift.)

How do I create an equation in Word?

If you need to use an equation, add or write it in Word.

1. Select Insert > Equation or press Alt + =.
2. To use a built-in formula, select Design > Equation.
3. To create your own, select Design > Equation > Ink Equation.
4. Use your finger, stylus, or mouse to write your equation.

How do you do sub Numbering in Word?

Here is the correct process:

1. Select the text that you want to number (this can be a section of text or the whole document).
2. Select the Home tab. Click the multilevel numbering icon in the Paragraph group.
3. Choose Define New Multilevel List to display the control dialog.
4. In the top left is a list of levels.

Where is Equation Editor in Word?

To bring up the Equation Editor, On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click the arrow next to Equation, and then click Insert New Equation. This will bring up the equation editor toolbar and will place an edit box at the insertion point in the document.

How do you label equations in a lab report?

Equations are centered on the page and labeled with Arabic numerals, right-aligned, in parentheses, and referred to only by those numbers in the text – e.g., you should always say “as seen in (3)” rather than “as seen in Equation (3)”.

How do you write equations in Word Online?

Click on the Insert tab on the ribbon. Click on Equation. Use the Math Symbols section to browse common mathematical characters and operators. Click on a symbol to insert it into your equation.

How do I get 1.1 numbering in Word?

Click the Home tab, then click the Multilevel List icon. – This opens the List Library. 2. From the drop-down list, select: 1 Heading 1, 1.1 Heading 2, 1.1.

How can you make a numbered list?

To create a numbered list:

1. Select the text you want to format as a list.
2. On the Home tab, click the drop-down arrow next to the Numbering command. A menu of numbering styles will appear.
3. Move the mouse over the various numbering styles.
4. The text will format as a numbered list.

How do you reference equations in Word?

The aim is to create a template that can be used to automatically generate the table and equation with equation number to the right.

1. We select the equation, and then go to the references tab.
2. We click on the `Insert Caption` option and select the `label` as an equation.
3. We can also edit the numbering format.

How do you reference equations in text?

Equations should be referenced within the text as “Eq. (x).” When the reference to an equation begins a sentence, it should be spelled out, e.g., “Equation (x).” Formulas and equations should be created to clearly distinguish capital letters from lowercase letters.

How do you write formulas in a research paper?

The first type of equation should be numbered consecutively (or chapter-based) through the whole thesis, whereas the second type can be either included in the running text if they are short and don’t break the flow of the sentence, or in a separate line without an equation number, if they are long and more complex.

How do you write an equation from a word problem?

Here are some steps to follow:

1. Understand the problem. Understand all the words used in stating the problem. Understand what you are asked to find.
2. Translate the problem to an equation. Assign a variable (or variables) to represent the unknown.
3. Carry out the plan and solve the problem.

What are the 4 steps to solving an equation?

We have 4 ways of solving one-step equations: Adding, Substracting, multiplication and division. If we add the same number to both sides of an equation, both sides will remain equal. If we subtract the same number from both sides of an equation, both sides will remain equal.

How do I type therefore symbol in Word?

Therefore (∴) symbol can be insert in Ms Word using Alt Code (8756), pressing Alt X after 2234, selecting (∴) from symbols and Math Autocorrect Shortcut “therefore“.

How do you type all symbols in Word?

1: Navigate Insert Tab > Symbol in symbols group. 2: Select More Symbols. 3: Select “normal text” from Font &“Mathematical Operators” from the Subset dropdown. 4: Locate “for all” symbol (∀) and double click it to insert it and click to close dialogue box.

How do you write the symbol for in Word?

Type “in” without quotes and then press “Space” to insert the “belongs to” symbol. Alternatively, locate the symbol in the Symbols list and click it once to insert it.

How do I start numbering from 2.1 in Word?

If you just need the chapter number included in captions, on the On the Home Ribbon, in the Paragraph Group, click the Multilevel List icon and select the one with the words Chapter 1 in it from the List Library section. If you need subsections numbered (for example, 2.1, 2.2, 2.12, etc.)

How do you number 2.1 in Word?

Number your headings

1. Open your document that uses built-in heading styles, and select the first Heading 1.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, choose Multilevel List.
3. Under List Library, choose the numbering style you would like to use in your document.

What is numbering in MS Word?

Alternatively referred to as an ordered list, number format, or number list, numbering is a list order done with numbers for checklists or a set of steps.

See how to create a cross-reference of the equation numbers that are not captions below.

Traditionally, tables and figures are referenced in the text before they appear and near as possible, but the equations are referenced afterward.

In most requirements, equations are denoted only by reference numbers in the document content. For example, “as seen from (3.1.2)” rather than “as seen from equation (3.1.2)”. The only exception is when the sentence must start with a reference number; in that case, it is recommended to use «Equation (3.1.2) shows …».

Later, a cross-reference to the already mentioned equation can be added many times in the text.

Cross-referencing an equation

If the equation number is created on the same line as the equation (see how to create a caption for equations), you can’t cross-reference this number using the common method. Word treats the full equation as a caption, so, if you try to insert a cross-reference to an equation, using any of the options:

• Entire caption
• Only label and number
• Only caption text

Word inserts the full formula:

To solve that problem, it is necessary to:

1. Create a bookmark with the equation number.
2. Create a cross-reference to the bookmark.

Create a bookmark

To create a bookmark in the Word document, follow the next steps:

   1.   Select the equation number to make a bookmark.

We recommend selecting parentheses as well because the equation number should always be referenced in parentheses:

   2.   On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click the Bookmark button:

   3.   In the Bookmark dialog box, in the Bookmark name box, enter a name for the bookmark you want to create, then click the Add button:

Notes:

1. Bookmark names need to begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, and underscore characters (“_”). If you type any prohibited symbols, the Add button becomes inactive.
2. If there are other bookmarks in the document, the last created bookmark is selected, and its name is displayed in the Bookmark name box.
3. See how to work with bookmarks for more details.

Insert a cross-reference to an equation

To insert a cross-reference, do the following:

   1.   Place the cursor where you want to insert the cross-reference.

   2.   Do one of the following:

• On the References tab, in the Captions group, click the Cross-reference button:

  

• On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click the Cross-reference button:

  

   3.   In the Cross-reference dialog box:

• In the Reference type list, select Bookmarks.
• In the Insert reference to list, choose any of the proposed options:

  

  • Bookmark text inserts the entire text of the equation bookmark.

    For example:

    

  • Page number inserts the page number on which the equation appears.

    For example:

    

  • Above/below inserts the word “above” or “below” in the cross-reference, depending on where the cross-reference is inserted, before or after the referred text. This word will be changed along with the cross-reference if the referred text is moved.
• If the Insert as hyperlink box check box (selected by default):
  • Selected, Word creates the hyperlink for the referenced information. So, the reader will be able to Ctrl+ click on it (or click on it – see how to change it) and go to the referenced item.

    Note: Word doesn’t format this cross-reference as a hyperlink (blue and underlined).

  • Not selected, Word creates a field without the possibility to jump to the source information.
• Click the Insert button to insert the cross-reference in the document, then click the Close button to close the dialog box.

Note: You can move your cursor and insert additional cross-references while the Cross-reference dialog box is open.

Update references

Cross-references do not update automatically as other field in Word. To update fields in the document, select the entire document by clicking Ctrl+A, or its part, and do one of the following:

• Press F9,
• Right-click on any of the fields and select Update Field in the popup menu:

  

So, your references will be automatically updated, and you can be sure that these references are correct.

We strongly recommend checking a document at least visually after changes!

Delete references

To delete a cross-reference, select it as a regular field and press Delete.