InDesign won't import Microsoft Word Equations, even as graphics
Take the following word file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sta1b2iqhtx72if/basic%20word%20fail.docx?dl=0
it contains two equations that I've highlighted in the original.png file so their locations can be identified (I've only done this to the screen capture, they're not highlighted in the word file).
Now, place this word file into InDesign and the result as shown in result.png is that the equations are missing.
The version of Word used is Microsoft Word for Mac 16.16.11 (190609) but I'm sure the same thing will happen from Word for Windows
Colin Flashman
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Yes, the same happens with equations made by Word's equation editor on Windows – and without the slightest hint that something is missing. If you save the Word file as RTF, at least you get a PNG which may help by showing what and where to replace. Until Design is able to handle equations as live text, please at least fix this so that something printable gets imported, preferably vector.