Header/Footer Attached to Equation in Converted 1.x File

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Equation Editor version 1.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word version 2.0 for Windows, you can convert version 1.x documents to the version 2.0 format. This conversion process converts equation fields in the version 1.x document to an embedded equation object in the version 2.0 document.

If the version 1.x document that you are converting contains an equation field and a header or footer (or both), when you double-click the embedded equation object in the version 2.0 document to start the Equation Editor application, the Equation Editor will contain the contents of the header and/or footer, as well as the equation.

This problem was corrected in Word version 2.0a for Windows.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. From the File menu in Word 1.x, choose Open, select a file, and choose the OK button. Verify that Outline, Draft, and Page are NOT checked on the View menu.

2. Type the following equation field by first pressing CTRL+F9 and then inserting the following information between the field characters (braces):

         {eq x=-b + \f(\r(b2-4ac),2a)}
   

3. With the insertion point still within the braces, press the F9 key to update the field code.

4. From the Edit menu, choose Header/Footer, select Header, and choose the OK button.

5. Type some text in the header, and choose the Close button.

6. From the File menu, choose Save.

7. Start Word 2.0, and open the Word 1.x file you created.

8. Note that the equation now appears as an embedded object. Double-click the equation object to start the Equation Editor.