How to increase the horizontal spacing around `=&' in the align environment?












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I found it too squeezed around the operators when I use align for multiple lines of equations. See the example.



begin{align*}
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
end{align*}


How to increase the space around `=' to make something like



begin{align*}
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
end{align*}









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  • ={}& is the right way.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago











  • Yes, that works. But I have to add {} for each line. Is there a command for the whole document?

    – Alex Shen
    5 hours ago








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    You shouldn't be using such a layout to begin with.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago
















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I found it too squeezed around the operators when I use align for multiple lines of equations. See the example.



begin{align*}
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
end{align*}


How to increase the space around `=' to make something like



begin{align*}
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
end{align*}









share|improve this question

























  • ={}& is the right way.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago











  • Yes, that works. But I have to add {} for each line. Is there a command for the whole document?

    – Alex Shen
    5 hours ago








  • 1





    You shouldn't be using such a layout to begin with.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago














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I found it too squeezed around the operators when I use align for multiple lines of equations. See the example.



begin{align*}
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
end{align*}


How to increase the space around `=' to make something like



begin{align*}
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
end{align*}









share|improve this question
















I found it too squeezed around the operators when I use align for multiple lines of equations. See the example.



begin{align*}
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
end{align*}


How to increase the space around `=' to make something like



begin{align*}
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
end{align*}






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  • ={}& is the right way.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago











  • Yes, that works. But I have to add {} for each line. Is there a command for the whole document?

    – Alex Shen
    5 hours ago








  • 1





    You shouldn't be using such a layout to begin with.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago



















  • ={}& is the right way.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago











  • Yes, that works. But I have to add {} for each line. Is there a command for the whole document?

    – Alex Shen
    5 hours ago








  • 1





    You shouldn't be using such a layout to begin with.

    – egreg
    5 hours ago

















={}& is the right way.

– egreg
5 hours ago





={}& is the right way.

– egreg
5 hours ago













Yes, that works. But I have to add {} for each line. Is there a command for the whole document?

– Alex Shen
5 hours ago







Yes, that works. But I have to add {} for each line. Is there a command for the whole document?

– Alex Shen
5 hours ago






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You shouldn't be using such a layout to begin with.

– egreg
5 hours ago





You shouldn't be using such a layout to begin with.

– egreg
5 hours ago










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You need ={}& or the space after = will not be correct.



documentclass{article}
usepackage{mathtools} % also loads amsmath

begin{document}

This is a wrong display
begin{align*}
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
end{align*}
This is a bit better
begin{align*}
&a + b \
={}& c + d \
={}& e + f
end{align*}
but the following is even better
begin{align*}
MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
&= c + d \
&= e + f
end{align*}

end{document}


enter image description here



I'd use such a layout only in case the top expression is very long; otherwise



begin{align*}
a + b
&= c + d \
&= e + f
end{align*}


is the way to go.






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    You need ={}& or the space after = will not be correct.



    documentclass{article}
    usepackage{mathtools} % also loads amsmath

    begin{document}

    This is a wrong display
    begin{align*}
    &a + b \
    =& c + d \
    =& e + f
    end{align*}
    This is a bit better
    begin{align*}
    &a + b \
    ={}& c + d \
    ={}& e + f
    end{align*}
    but the following is even better
    begin{align*}
    MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
    &= c + d \
    &= e + f
    end{align*}

    end{document}


    enter image description here



    I'd use such a layout only in case the top expression is very long; otherwise



    begin{align*}
    a + b
    &= c + d \
    &= e + f
    end{align*}


    is the way to go.






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      You need ={}& or the space after = will not be correct.



      documentclass{article}
      usepackage{mathtools} % also loads amsmath

      begin{document}

      This is a wrong display
      begin{align*}
      &a + b \
      =& c + d \
      =& e + f
      end{align*}
      This is a bit better
      begin{align*}
      &a + b \
      ={}& c + d \
      ={}& e + f
      end{align*}
      but the following is even better
      begin{align*}
      MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
      &= c + d \
      &= e + f
      end{align*}

      end{document}


      enter image description here



      I'd use such a layout only in case the top expression is very long; otherwise



      begin{align*}
      a + b
      &= c + d \
      &= e + f
      end{align*}


      is the way to go.






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        You need ={}& or the space after = will not be correct.



        documentclass{article}
        usepackage{mathtools} % also loads amsmath

        begin{document}

        This is a wrong display
        begin{align*}
        &a + b \
        =& c + d \
        =& e + f
        end{align*}
        This is a bit better
        begin{align*}
        &a + b \
        ={}& c + d \
        ={}& e + f
        end{align*}
        but the following is even better
        begin{align*}
        MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        end{align*}

        end{document}


        enter image description here



        I'd use such a layout only in case the top expression is very long; otherwise



        begin{align*}
        a + b
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        end{align*}


        is the way to go.






        share|improve this answer













        You need ={}& or the space after = will not be correct.



        documentclass{article}
        usepackage{mathtools} % also loads amsmath

        begin{document}

        This is a wrong display
        begin{align*}
        &a + b \
        =& c + d \
        =& e + f
        end{align*}
        This is a bit better
        begin{align*}
        &a + b \
        ={}& c + d \
        ={}& e + f
        end{align*}
        but the following is even better
        begin{align*}
        MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        end{align*}

        end{document}


        enter image description here



        I'd use such a layout only in case the top expression is very long; otherwise



        begin{align*}
        a + b
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        end{align*}


        is the way to go.







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