Equations no longer center correctly in a table created in Word

[LaurentS23]

Hello,

Since a Word update (November or December 2022), the mathematical formulas created in a table no longer center correctly. There is a slight and annoying shift to the left as soon as I use the equation editor, while this is not the case for normal text at all. I didn't have this problem before.

Has anyone ever encountered this problem and been able to solve it?

Here is a screenshot of the problem...

I have already called Microsoft's online chat, but the technician was unable to solve the problem. He made me do a lot of manipulations that were ultimately useless.

Thank you in advance for your help. I'm on an iMac M1 with MacOS Ventura 13.1 and I use Word 2019 for Mac, version 16.69.

[#2]

Can you upload a sample document so that we can investigate the issue.

[#3]

@LaurentS23 

I agree with Doug that a sample with the problem would  help.

You can save to a cloud location and post a share link here.

I suspect that the paragraph formatting inside the cell includes a left indent or left cell padding.

[#4]

Hello,

Here is, as requested, the link to a Test.docx file that I created to show you the problem encountered : https://1drv.ms/w/s!ADpcSSIfiRBfgSE

Thank you !

[#5]

@LaurentS23 If for each equation, you select Change to Inline

The result will be

[#6]

Hello Doug,

Thank you for your feedback! It doesn't work for everything. For example, for fractions or integrals, the command "Change to Inline" reduces the size of mathematical elements, which I do not want.

I modified the document Test.docx from the address https://1drv.ms/w/s!ADpcSSIfiRBfgSE to show you the impact of your solution.

[#7]

@LaurentS23 Another way to adjust the alignment is to set a Left Indent

An alternative would be to adjust the left margin of the cells.

[#8]

Hello Doug,

Uh... It's becoming DIY. Wouldn't there be a more rational and effective solution? In fact, I didn't have this centring problem at first and it was following an update of Word (I think) that it appeared, which is a shame. I also don't understand why this could have happened...

Wouldn't there be a parameter to change so that it is not valid directly for all tables containing mathematical formulas?

Thank you !

[#9]

I have the same problem after I update my word 365, It is the bug of new version.

[#10]

This is new bug after microsoft word updated, there is no good solution. Hope this bug will be fixed as quickly as possible.

@LaurentS23 

[#11]

@ZhangPeng1983 

Note, this is not the place to get any changes made in Word nor the attention of developers at Microsoft. This is an independent user-to-user support forum. MS does not see anything you post here. The way to get their attention is through the feedback mechanisms.

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[#12]

The issue has been reported to the Microsoft Word Product Team who have advised that the issue is being investigated.

[#13]

Thank you ZhangPeng1983 and Doug for your feedback! I hope that Microsoft will quickly solve this problem in a future update...