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.



beginalign*
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
endalign*


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



beginalign*
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
endalign*









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  • =& is the right way.

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:15











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

    – Alex Shen
    Feb 13 at 23:18







  • 1





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

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:20











  • If you want to do a "waterfall" like effect, see the MoveEqLeft macro from mathtools

    – daleif
    Feb 14 at 7:27















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



beginalign*
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
endalign*


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



beginalign*
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
endalign*









share|improve this question
























  • =& is the right way.

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:15











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

    – Alex Shen
    Feb 13 at 23:18







  • 1





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

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:20











  • If you want to do a "waterfall" like effect, see the MoveEqLeft macro from mathtools

    – daleif
    Feb 14 at 7:27













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



beginalign*
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
endalign*


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



beginalign*
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
endalign*









share|improve this question
















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



beginalign*
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
endalign*


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



beginalign*
&a + b \
= & c + d \
= & e + f
endalign*






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  • =& is the right way.

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:15











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

    – Alex Shen
    Feb 13 at 23:18







  • 1





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

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:20











  • If you want to do a "waterfall" like effect, see the MoveEqLeft macro from mathtools

    – daleif
    Feb 14 at 7:27

















  • =& is the right way.

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:15











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

    – Alex Shen
    Feb 13 at 23:18







  • 1





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

    – egreg
    Feb 13 at 23:20











  • If you want to do a "waterfall" like effect, see the MoveEqLeft macro from mathtools

    – daleif
    Feb 14 at 7:27
















=& is the right way.

– egreg
Feb 13 at 23:15





=& is the right way.

– egreg
Feb 13 at 23:15













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

– Alex Shen
Feb 13 at 23:18






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

– Alex Shen
Feb 13 at 23:18





1




1





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

– egreg
Feb 13 at 23:20





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

– egreg
Feb 13 at 23:20













If you want to do a "waterfall" like effect, see the MoveEqLeft macro from mathtools

– daleif
Feb 14 at 7:27





If you want to do a "waterfall" like effect, see the MoveEqLeft macro from mathtools

– daleif
Feb 14 at 7:27










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



documentclassarticle
usepackagemathtools % also loads amsmath

begindocument

This is a wrong display
beginalign*
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
endalign*
This is a bit better
beginalign*
&a + b \
=& c + d \
=& e + f
endalign*
but the following is even better
beginalign*
MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
&= c + d \
&= e + f
endalign*

enddocument


enter image description here



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



beginalign*
a + b
&= c + d \
&= e + f
endalign*


is the way to go.






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



    documentclassarticle
    usepackagemathtools % also loads amsmath

    begindocument

    This is a wrong display
    beginalign*
    &a + b \
    =& c + d \
    =& e + f
    endalign*
    This is a bit better
    beginalign*
    &a + b \
    =& c + d \
    =& e + f
    endalign*
    but the following is even better
    beginalign*
    MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
    &= c + d \
    &= e + f
    endalign*

    enddocument


    enter image description here



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



    beginalign*
    a + b
    &= c + d \
    &= e + f
    endalign*


    is the way to go.






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



      documentclassarticle
      usepackagemathtools % also loads amsmath

      begindocument

      This is a wrong display
      beginalign*
      &a + b \
      =& c + d \
      =& e + f
      endalign*
      This is a bit better
      beginalign*
      &a + b \
      =& c + d \
      =& e + f
      endalign*
      but the following is even better
      beginalign*
      MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
      &= c + d \
      &= e + f
      endalign*

      enddocument


      enter image description here



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



      beginalign*
      a + b
      &= c + d \
      &= e + f
      endalign*


      is the way to go.






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



        documentclassarticle
        usepackagemathtools % also loads amsmath

        begindocument

        This is a wrong display
        beginalign*
        &a + b \
        =& c + d \
        =& e + f
        endalign*
        This is a bit better
        beginalign*
        &a + b \
        =& c + d \
        =& e + f
        endalign*
        but the following is even better
        beginalign*
        MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        endalign*

        enddocument


        enter image description here



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



        beginalign*
        a + b
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        endalign*


        is the way to go.






        share|improve this answer













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



        documentclassarticle
        usepackagemathtools % also loads amsmath

        begindocument

        This is a wrong display
        beginalign*
        &a + b \
        =& c + d \
        =& e + f
        endalign*
        This is a bit better
        beginalign*
        &a + b \
        =& c + d \
        =& e + f
        endalign*
        but the following is even better
        beginalign*
        MoveEqLeft[1] a + b \
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        endalign*

        enddocument


        enter image description here



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



        beginalign*
        a + b
        &= c + d \
        &= e + f
        endalign*


        is the way to go.







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