[zzzth]

I have generated a group of vector/matrix etc. equations using
MSWord 2008 for Mac v.12.2.1 Equation Editor. The procedure I have used is:
Click where you want to insert an equation.
On the Insert menu, click Object.
In the Object type box, click Microsoft Equation, and then click OK.
Build the equation by selecting templates and symbols from the Equation toolbar and typing variables and numbers.
Basically I liked the equation editor.

I am interested in pasting these equations into a larger (1000 page) document but in their original document they show some instability. For instance lower halves of letters and symbols in an equation (and in equations below (?) it) disappear from time to time and then all of the affected equations need to be refreshed.

In short, I'm afraid to invest time putting these equations into the large document for fear they will misbehave, themselves, or they will ruin the large document with their instability.

How portable and free of hassles and dangers would my large document be with these equations in it?

Do I have options?
Thanks very much, great site!
tom

[exegete]

Howdy. I wonder if you might be better off making PDFs of each equation (you can do that directly in Mac), then importing into your larger document. This works if you don’t have to keep editing the equations.

[zzzth]

Good thought!
I would like to edit the equations probably. There are about 100 of them. I'll need to do some thinking about what PDFing would involve. Ideally I'd just like to have the durned MS Equation Editor work since I'm completely set up with all my equations embedded in a subsidiary document. I just happened to notice that half of each letter at the bottom of some given equations was being shaved off. I assume that I'm doing something like reducing a value such as the type size of some line, then the lower half of the document moves up vertically to make the line fit, without MSWord realizing that the equation should also shift vertically to keep up.

Is there a group someplace at MS or at MAC that worries about this sort of problem with MS Word for Mac bugs?

In case I can't figure out a workaround, could you tell me the procedure for the PDF solution?
Thanks, it's really nice having access to your high-level insights. Things I would never think of. Tom