Scribd
Upload
18 views

analysis3

Microsoft Word 2010 provides built-in support for writing and editing equations, replacing the need for previous add-ins like Microsoft Equation 3.0 and Math Type. Users can write, insert, or change equations easily, but must use the original add-in for equations created in earlier versions of Word. Additionally, converting documents to the .docx format restricts the ability to edit equations with older Word versions.

Uploaded by

vanuvamalai1987
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
18 views

analysis3

Microsoft Word 2010 provides built-in support for writing and editing equations, replacing the need for previous add-ins like Microsoft Equation 3.0 and Math Type. Users can write, insert, or change equations easily, but must use the original add-in for equations created in earlier versions of Word. Additionally, converting documents to the .docx format restricts the ability to edit equations with older Word versions.

Uploaded by

vanuvamalai1987
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

Word > Equations

Write, insert, or change an equation

Microsoft Word 2010 includes built-in support for writing and editing equations. Previous versions used the

Microsoft Equation 3.0 add-in or the Math Type add-in. Equation 3.0 was included in previous versions of

Word and is available in Word 2010. Math Type was not included in previous versions of Word but was

available for purchase.

If an equation was written in a previous version of Word and you want to edit the equation by using Word

2010, you need to use the add-in that was used to write the equation. If you purchased Math Type, you

need to have Math Type installed.

What do you want to do?

Write an equation

Insert a frequently used or preformatted equation

Insert a commonly used math structure

Change an equation that was written in Office Word 2007

Change an equation that was written in a previous version

Convert your document to the Word 2010 and Word 2007 format

Write an equation

To write an equation, you can use Unicode character codes and Math AutoCorrect entries to replace text

with symbols.

When you type an equation, Word automatically converts the equation into a professionally formatted

equation.

1. On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click the arrow next to Equation, and then click the

equation that you want.


2. Type an equation.

Top of Page

Insert a frequently used or preformatted equation

On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click the arrow next to Equation, and then click the

equation that you want.

ADD AN EQUATION TO THE LIST OF FREQUENTLY USED EQUATIONS

1. In the document, select the equation that you want to add.

2. Under Equation Tools, on the Design tab, in the Tools group, click Equation, and then click

Save Selection to Equation Gallery.

3. In the Create New Building Block dialog box, type a name for the equation.

4. In the Gallery list, click Equations.

5. Select any other options that you want.

Top of Page

Insert a commonly used math structure

1. On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click the arrow next to Equation, and then click the

equation that you want.

2. Under Equation Tools, on the Design tab, in the Structures group, click the structure type that

you want, such as a fraction or a radical, and then click the structure that you want.
3. If the structure contains placeholders, click in the placeholders and type the numbers or symbols

that you want. Equation placeholders are small, dotted boxes in an equation .

Top of Page

Change an equation that was written in Office Word 2007 or later

1. Click the equation that you want to edit.

2. Make the changes that you want.

Top of Page

Change an equation that was written in a previous version of Word

To change an equation that was written in a version of Word prior to Word 2007, you must use the

Equation 3.0 add-in or the Math Type add-in that was used to write the equation.

When you open a document that contains an equation that was written in a previous version of Word, you

cannot use the built-in support for writing and changing equations.

CHANGE AN EQUATION THAT WAS WRITTEN BY USING EQUATION 3.0

1. Double-click the equation that you want to edit.

2. Make the changes that you want.

To get help in Equation Editor, click Equation Editor Help Topics on the Help menu.

CHANGE AN EQUATION THAT WAS WRITTEN BY USING MATH TYPE

To change an equation written with Math Type, you need to have Math Type installed.

1. Double-click the equation that you want to edit.

2. In Math Type, edit the equation.

3. On the File menu, click Close and Return to name of the document that contains the

equation.

To get help in Math Type, click Contents and Index on the Help menu.
Top of Page

Convert your document to the Word 2010 and Word 2007 format

If you convert your document and save it as a .docx file, you will not be able to use previous versions of

Word to change any equations in the document.

1. Click the File tab.

2. Click Info, and then click Convert.

3. Click the File tab.

4. Click Save As.

5. In the Save as type list, click Word Document to save your document as a .docx file.

Top of Page

You might also like