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Bug in MS Word Equations

I'd like to just report this bug to MS, but I don't see any mechanism to do so.

This happens in both Office 2010 and 2013.   I'm using XITS Math as my default math font.  (it has much better coverage of characters I use compared with Cambria Math, and more recognizable shapes for characters like \scriptE and \scriptF).

If I start a new equation with alt+= and type 'exp space', it recognizes an exponential function and creates an insertion box, all in XITS Math font. Now if I move the cursor to the right of the insertion box, the font there is set to Cambria Math.  This leads to me inadvertently having a jumbled mess of Cambria Math and XITS Math in my equations.

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The built-in equation editor of Word 2007 and later only supports Cambria Math, as far as I know. If you use the old equation editor (Insert tab | Object | Microsoft Equation 3.0), you can customize the font, though.
Stefan Blom
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Well, Word 2007 and later certainly supports other fonts to the extent that you can select another math-enabled font (if you have one installed on your system), use it in an equation, and select it as the default font for new equations.

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Good point. Have you had the opportunity to test with another font?

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