WD97: How to Use EQ Field to Place Box Around Characters (195598)

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use EQ fields to put boxes around individual letters, words, or combinations of words.

In Microsoft Word 97, you can also use borders and shading to put a box around individual letters or words. You can also use the drawing tools and WordArt to create letters, words, and combinations of words in boxes. For more information about these features, see Word Help.

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Using an EQ Field

To put a box around an individual letter, word, or combination of words, use the {eq} field with the \x switch, as in the following example:

{eq \x(b) \x(o) \x(x)}

This field will create a result that resembles the following:

   ----- ----- -----
   | b | | o | | x |
   ----- ----- -----

This field {eq \x(box)} will create a result similar to this:

   -------
   | box |
   -------

To insert an empty field in Word, press CTRL+F9.

For more information about the EQ field, click the Office Assistant, type What is an EQ field, click Search, and then click to view "Field codes: Eq (Equation) field."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Using Fields with Borders to Get a Nested Border Effect

This field can be combined with paragraph borders and page borders to get a nested border box effect. To do this, insert one or more of the fields from the earlier examples in this article and use the procedure appropriate for your version of Word.

With the insertion point still in the paragraph with the field, click Borders And Shading on the Format menu, select the Borders tab, and select the Box preset.

Additional Ways to Nest Box Borders

{eq \x(\x(\x(example)))}