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[Robert Lamar <address@hidden>]

Marc,

Marc Mertens wrote:
>       Assume that you have pressed shift-$ to go to mathmode and have typed a 
> mixture of text and formulas before leaving the math mode. Is there a easy 
> way to replace the text between the formulas with text that is outside the 
> mathmode (other then pressing alt-shift-$ and retyping the text).

The most straightforward way to go about this would probably be to 
delete the math-mode annotation, then mark each individual formula with 
a math mode.

1. Place your cursor inside the text which is in math mode, but outside 
any other formatting which is in the math mode area.
2. Press C-Del (Delete while holding down Ctrl) to delete the math-mode 
annotation.  Your formulae will suddenly look ugly.  Do not panic: we 
are about to fix it.
4. Select your first formula.
5. Press Shift-$ to annotate this formula as mathematics.  It should 
look nice, once more.
6. Repeat 4,5 until all the individual formulae are formatted correctly 
again.

> I hope the question is clear, I have mixed a lot of text and formulas in 
> mathmode until I discovered that the layout is much better if only formulas 
> are in mathmode. So it would be a real bonus if there is a easy way of 
> solving this.

Likewise, I hope my answer is clear.  :c)  There may be an easier 
solution, but this is the first that came to mind.

> Thanks a lot in advance, and also thanks for the best math editor I have ever 
> encountered.

I can't take credit, but you have expressed your gratitude in the right 
place.

Regards,
Robert Lamar