overbar for line segment notation in Microsoft Word, Equation Editor or MathType (or ?)?

[z]

How does one make overbars for proper line segment notation in Microsoft
Word, Equation Editor or MathType (or ?)?

TIA...

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[Kevin Karplus]

In article <tcidm01de3rln2t02...@4ax.com>, z wrote:
> How does one make overbars for proper line segment notation in Microsoft
> Word, Equation Editor or MathType (or ?)?
>
> TIA...

In LaTeX math mode, you can use \overline{x} or \overline{AB} to get
a simple line over a formula (and it can be nested to get multiple lines).
These are used heavily by computer engineers, who often use an
overline for logical negation.

You can also use the accent \bar{a} for single letters, which
generally looks a little better. If you want vectors (little arrows
over the letters), you can use \vec{a}, but both \bar and \vec are
only suitable for single-letter variables.

If yo uare going to be doing a lot of math, I highly recommend
breaking your Word addiction and switching to LaTeX. The learning
curve is a bit tougher, but you'll end up with much better-looking
math typesetting.

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[Lisa Belec]

z wrote:

> How does one make overbars for proper line segment notation in Microsoft
> Word, Equation Editor or MathType (or ?)?
>
> TIA...
>
>

In MathType (I have version 5.0), you can use the "underbar and overbar
templates". In my version, this is the sixth item from the left, in the
second row of templates from the top. The icon for that group of
templates looks like a box with a line over it, and a box with an arrow
over it.

[z]

Oh yeah, I see it now on Microsucks Equation Editor on my Word 2000
thanks to your directions, and it seems to work. I am now very excited.
Hey, thanks a lot!!

I still am under the belief that in order to do angle arcs correctly,
I will need something special like Geometer's Sketchpad (now where
did that CD and licence key go...).

"Lisa Belec" <l.b...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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[z]

Thanks, Kevin. I do appreciate LaTeX but I really grew up on troff.
I am working with others at a public skool and the powers that be
there, who I am in no position to challenge, are PC Word-centric.
Thanks to Lisa I have a solution on Word w/ Equation Editor, so...

"Kevin Karplus" <kar...@cheep.cse.ucsc.edu> wrote in message
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[Amy Carman]

In MathType there is a template for arcs too. It should be the same place
as the overbars.
Amy

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[Mark Houghton]

>
> I still am under the belief that in order to do angle arcs correctly,
> I will need something special like Geometer's Sketchpad (now where
> did that CD and licence key go...).
>

Or, for free, http://www.mit.edu/~ibaran/kseg.html

M.

[z]

Wow, that looks great.

I did eventually find my GSP disk (4.03S) and run it. Interestingly, it did
not
seem to have a convenient way to make labeled angle arcs. As a substitute,
I used "arc on circle" (or something like that). It was cumbersome,
and I cringe to contemplate using arc on circle to denote congruent
angles...

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