WD: Invalid Page Fault Typing Symbol in Equation Editor 3.0

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SYMPTOMS

When you type or insert a symbol in Microsoft Equation Editor version 3.0, you may receive the following, or similar error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

When you click Details (on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, press ALT+D), you receive the following message:

EQUATION caused an invalid page fault in EQNEDT32.EXE at address.

NOTE: The actual memory address may vary.

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CAUSE

The font specifications may be missing from the Equation Editor style definitions.

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RESOLUTION

To specify the fonts for the Equation Editor to use, follow these steps:

On the Insert menu, click Object.
On the Create New tab, under Object type, click Microsoft Equation 3.0 and then click OK.
Do not type any characters. On the Style menu, click Define.

Enter font names for all the styles. The defaults are listed in the following table.

   Style           Font             Character Format
   --------------------------------------------------

   Text            TimesNewRoman
   Function        TimesNewRoman
   Variable        TimesNewRoman    Italic
   L.C. Greek      Symbol           Italic
   U.C. Greek      Symbol
   Symbol          Symbol
   Matrix-Vector   TimesNewRoman    Bold
   Number          TimesNewRoman

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