Changing Function Font in Equation Editor Causes UAE

ID: Q80693

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Equation Editor version 1.0

SUMMARY

In the Microsoft Equation Editor version 1.0, an unrecoverable application error (UAE) may occur if you change the font for the Function style to Fences.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Open a Word for Windows version 2.0 document or a Works for Windows

   version 2.0 Word Processor document. From the Insert menu, choose
   Object.

2. Select Equation in the Object Type box, and choose the OK button.

3. From the Equation Editor Style menu, choose Define.

4. Select Fences in the Function Font box, and choose the OK button.

5. From the Template Palette, choose one of the fence templates to

   insert a set of braces into the equation.

6. From the File menu, choose Exit and Return to <DocumentName>.

   Choose the Yes button when prompted to update the document.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 2.0 and 2.0a Word for Windows. This problem was corrected in version 2.0b of Word for Windows.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Equation Editor User's Guide," version 1.0, pages 55-56

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Last Reviewed: September 9, 1996