Setting Embellishment Spacing in the Equation Editor

by Allen Wyatt
(last updated July 22, 2016)

When using the Equation Editor, you can control the spacing between a character in the equation and any embellishments over that character. You specify this in points, as follows:

  1. Choose Spacing from the Format menu. The Equation Editor displays the Spacing dialog box.
  2. Click on the Embellishment Gap box (you will need to scroll down some in the list of spacing settings). The Equation Editor changes the Spacing dialog box. (See Figure 1.)

    3. Figure 1. The Spacing dialog box.

  3. Enter a gap value in points.
  4. Click on OK.

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