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Windows PC with Office
Set up a Quick Part for inserting equations with numbering.
The Quick Parts Gallery is used to create, store, and insert reusable pieces of content.
In this situation, an equation table is created with sequential numbering.
By using this method, the equation number is correctly positioned to the right margin
and on the same line as the equation.
The final product will look like:
Type equation here.
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1. Position your cursor on a blank line of your document.
Click the Insert tab, click the down arrow under Table
Create a table of 1 row and 3 columns. Click on one cell, move the mouse
three to the right until you see 3x1 Table and click to select. A table of 1 row
and 3 cells appears in your document.
Click in the left Cell,
o Right click to see the drop down menu
o select Table Properties
o In the Table tab,
• Put a check in “Preferred width:”
• Change the “Measure in:” to Percent
• Change Preferred width: to 100
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Click the Table Properties Column tab
Size:
o Add a check mark to Preferred width
o Change Preferred width: to 10% Measure in: Percent
o Click Next Column button
o Change Preferred width: to 80% measure in: Percent
o Click Next Column button
o Change Preferred width: to 10% measure in: Percent
o Click OK to close the table properties window
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2. Format the Table
Click the (select table icon) to elect the 3x1 table you created
In the Table Tools, Layout tab, in the Table group, click View Gridlines
In the Table Tools, Design tab, Borders group, click the Borders down
arrow and click No border
The border is removed but you see the table with a dotted outline which will not appear
when printed or converted to a pdf.
3. Add the Equation Reference Numbering
Position the curser under the table
o Click References tab, in the Captions group, click Insert Caption
o The Caption window opens
o Change the Label to Equation
o Put a check mark in “Exclude Label from caption”
o Click the Numbering button
• Format the numbers to be 1, 2 3…
• Put a check mark in: “Include Chapter Number”
• Change the “Use Separator to: . Period
• Click OK
Click OK
The caption is below the table, select it and move it to cell 3. Place ( ) around the
numbers. You may need to delete the paragraph mark that is copied to cell 3.
Format cell 3 to be right aligned and center.
Click in Cell 3, In Table Tools, Layout tab, Alignment group, click the Align
Center Right icon
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4. Insert the Equation Place Holder
Click in Cell 2
Click the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click the Equation down arrow
Select Insert New Equation (at the bottom)
An equation place holder appears in Cell 2
Type equation here.
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5. Save This Table As A Quick Part For All Of Your Equations.
Have the paragraph marks showing
Click and drag across the paragraph mark above the table, the table and the
paragraph mark below the table.
Click the Insert tab, in the Text group, click the Quick Parts down arrow
Click “Save selection to Quick Part Gallery…”
Type in a name: EquationTable
Click OK
6. To Insert An Equation Table:
Position the cursor where you want to place the equation
Click Insert tab, in the Text group, click the Quick Parts down arrow
Click on the Insert Equation Table
Add your equation.
Note: When you add or delete an equation in your document, it is very possible that not
all of your subsequent equations will automatically renumber.
If you want to make sure that all the sequence numbers are correct, select the entire
document and press F9 to update the Fields.Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcB4nQ2AYts
