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How To Brackets

This document provides instructions for creating big brackets in Microsoft Word using both easy and harder methods. The harder method uses field codes to define the bracket type and formatting of comma separated items within the brackets. Specific field code parts like \b\bc define the bracket characteristics and \a\a defines alignment of bracket contents. Examples of different bracket types and formatting are provided.

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How To Brackets

This document provides instructions for creating big brackets in Microsoft Word using both easy and harder methods. The harder method uses field codes to define the bracket type and formatting of comma separated items within the brackets. Specific field code parts like \b\bc define the bracket characteristics and \a\a defines alignment of bracket contents. Examples of different bracket types and formatting are provided.

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How to make big brackets in MS Word

Easy way
1. Copy this and paste it into your document:
2. Go to step 7 below.

Harder way

1. INSERT > FIELD...


2. Click the “field codes” button and a box will appear for you to type in.
3. Erase anything that’s already in the box (e.g., an = sign).
4. Type the following: EQ \b\bc\[(\a\ac(+round,+hi,+nasal))
5. Click OK.
6. Something like this will appear:
7. Right-click on it and select “Toggle field codes” from the menu that appears.
8. Now you’ll see what you typed, but it’s surrounded by {} and becomes highlighted in
grey if you click it.
9. Make whatever changes you want, like changing the order of “+hi” and “+round”:
10. Repeat step 7 to return to the formatted view.

What the parts mean


comma-separated
list of items that
EQ \b\bc\[(\a\ac(+round,+hi,+nasal)) should appear in the
brackets

whether items in the


tells Word what kind of brackets you want: [, {, (, < . list should be centered
what kind (c), left-aligned (l), or
of field it is You can also pick something else but it right-aligned (r)
(EQuation) won’t having an automatic mirror-image
matching twin so instead of “\bc\[” (or
whatever), you’ll have to type “\lc\$\rc\%”
(or whatever), in this case to say that the
left bracket is a big dollar sign and the
right bracket is a big percent sign.

\b\bc means create brackets with both characters being the thing that comes next (here, “[“)
\a\a means create an array that is aligned as instructed (here, centered)

More examples (bold is to draw your attention—just type these normally


 EQ \b\bc\{(\a\ac(+round,+hi,+nasal)) :
 EQ \b\bc\((\a\al(+round,+hi,+nasal)) :
 Insert a field EQ \b\bc\<(\a\ac(+nasal,–voice)), copy it, and replace the “+nasal” of EQ
\b\bc\[(\a\ac(+round,+hi,+nasal)) with that new field:

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