Put the equation object in a paragraph by itself and set paragraph
alignment to "Centered".
Alternatively, if you need a number after the equation, you could use
tab stops (one centered and one right-aligned).
More suggestions can be found in the following KB article:
WD2000: How to Insert a Right-Aligned Caption Next to an Equation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;212381
If you are using Word 2002/2003, you'll notice that some menu options
have moved (for example, Insert>Caption is now
Insert>Reference>Caption), but other than that the article still
applies in recent versions.

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Stefan Blom
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> When I insert a short equation or icon in the paragraph, how can i control
> the align format of the inline equation and the text around it ? I want
> them to align by center.
Xi Shi - 15 Dec 2005 10:52 GMT
> Put the equation object in a paragraph by itself and set paragraph
> alignment to "Centered".
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>
> ==================================================
Thank you for your answering! But my "center" refers to align up and down in
center,you know my equaltion are mixing with the text in the same line. the
equation or the icon is higher than the text, word align them in the bottom,
but i want them to align in center.(not the left right center)
> do i descript the question clearly?
Stefan Blom - 15 Dec 2005 11:35 GMT
Are you referring to the baseline alignment of equation objects? By
default, they should be "in the middle", with an equal amount above
and beyond the text line:
Big equation object
is positioned Text after the equation follows here.
here
If you have some languages installed (perhaps Asian languages?) it
could affect the baseline alignment. You'll probably find the option
in Format>Paragraph (but I don't know, since I've never had to use
these features). If you can't see it, try Word Help to locate it.

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Stefan Blom
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> > Put the equation object in a paragraph by itself and set paragraph
> > alignment to "Centered".
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> but i want them to align in center.(not the left right center)
> > do i descript the question clearly?
If you are saying that line spacing is messed up for paragraphs
containing equation objects as well as text, you can specify a fixed
amount of line spacing (in Format>Paragraph, Indents and Spacing tab)
to eliminate the problem.

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Stefan Blom
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> When I insert a short equation or icon in the paragraph, how can i
> control
> the align format of the inline equation and the text around it ? I
> want
> them to align by center.
Xi Shi - 15 Dec 2005 10:59 GMT
But i do remmber that there's somewhere in Word can format the align format,
you know ,so many equation or icon objects in the document to adjust is
really a big job.
> If you are saying that line spacing is messed up for paragraphs
> containing equation objects as well as text, you can specify a fixed
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> > want
> > them to align by center.
David H. - 23 Jan 2006 15:04 GMT
I think what you might have needed to do was to change your paragraph
settings. For me to get an equation to show in the paragraph, say
paranthetically, was to set the following:
Spacing:
Before: Auto
After: 6pt <- this is my preference
Line spacing: Single
This auto-adjusted the line with the equation so that it would show properly.
Hope this helps.
> But i do remmber that there's somewhere in Word can format the align format,
> you know ,so many equation or icon objects in the document to adjust is
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> > > want
> > > them to align by center.
Stefan Blom - 24 Jan 2006 13:17 GMT
Paragraph options can be set for all paragraphs in the selection, or for the
appropriate paragraph styles.

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Stefan Blom
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> But i do remmber that there's somewhere in Word can format the align format,
> you know ,so many equation or icon objects in the document to adjust is
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> > > want
> > > them to align by center.