Tips for Using Word Equation Editor

Tips for Using Microsoft Word Equation Editor

You get to equation editor by: Insert-Object-Microsoft Equation 3.0
You can then also check Display Icon to make an icon on the toolbar.
Pressing F1 while in equation editor gives the help facility for it.
You can use Format-Text to change from italics to text font.
You can use Size to reset the size for all equations.
ctrl+G puts the keyboard in greek mode, and then "a" gives alpha, for one
symbol.
ctrl+shift+G puts the keyboard into capital Greek mode
ctrl+K (none of the letters are capitalized, just the symbols on the keys)
followed by:
T gives the times symbol
I gives infinity
A gives arrow right
D gives partial derivative
< gives less than or equal
> gives greater than or equal
ctrl+H puts you into superscript mode
tab right takes you out
ctrl+L puts you into subscript mode
ctrl+J assigns both a superscript and a subscript
ctrl+F brings up a fraction pair of boxes
ctrl+shift+B goes into matrix-vector mode
ctrl+9 or ctrl+0 gives ( )
ctrl+[ gives [ ]
ctrl+{ gives { }
There is another web page for editing equations in the text itself for
Microsoft Word.
Editing Math with Microsoft Word
Editing Math with Microsoft Word
In introductory courses, much math can be edited without using the
equation editor.
ctrl+= goes into subscript mode.
ctrl+space goes back to normal mode.
ctrl+shift+= goes into superscript mode.
Insert-Symbol gives the symbol sets in symbol and math fonts.
The symbol window also allows keystrokes to be mapped, so that -
gives the longer minus symbol, etc.
The keyboard can be mapped so that alt+a gives alpha, etc.
The keyboard can be mapped so that alt+shift+d gives capital Delta,
etc.
The keyboard can be mapped to give
alt+0 gives degree
alt+ampersand gives proportional to
alt+$ gives partial derivative
alt+shift+0 gives infinity
General Word keyboard shortcuts:
ctrl+x cut
ctrl+c copy
ctrl+v paste
ctrl+z undo
ctrl+shift+space gives a nonbreaking space to hold equations together at the
end of lines.
There is an Equation Field for typing equations in text that provides
fractions, etc.
It is accessed by Insert - Field - Eq on the menus and windows.
fraction is \f(num, denom)
integral with limits is \i(lower, upper, integrand )
box is \x(expr)
overstrike is \o(expr)
Editing Math with Microsoft Word
radical is \r(power, expr)
superscript 1 is \s(1)
subscript 2 is \s( ,2), where you must leave a space before the comma
superscript 1 + subscript 2 is \s(1,2)
a 2 dim array is \a
A template can be written to make a button to access Field Eq directly.
Using Tools-Template-Record, you can set up the template button on
the toolbar.
To make the template, you record going to Field and then two clicks on
the right scrool bar, then choosing EQ, then clicking on the EQ line,
and entering something simple such as \f(1,2) return, for 1/2. Then
press stop record on the record window.
When you click on the new EQ template button, the 1/2 appears as a
vertical fraction.
If you then backspace to highlight the fraction, and right mouse click,
you can toggle to the EQ format right in your document.
You then replace the 1 and the 2 in 1/2 with any other fraction, or add
more EQ functions in the bracket.
You then do a right mouse click to toggle back to the text mode.
You can set up an expression for easy repeating using AutoText.
The expression can even be done as an equation or a symbol like a
vector constructed using equation, or an equation field.
Select the expression by dragging with the mouse, and then use
Insert-AutoText-New, and name it. (Previous TeX users might use
the backslash \ as the start of the \name.)
Every time you want the expression again, just type its \name and press
F3.
You can box equations by using the rectangle in the drawing toolbar.
However, when you do this you must
Format Autoshape
set the Fill Color as No Fill, or it covers over the equation, even if the
color is white.
You can also change the Line Color of the box and modify the line.