Microsoft Equation Editor

Basic Instructions from Microsoft for using Equation Editor.

OR…How to:

1. / From a Microsoft Word or Excel document, position the insertion point or cell pointer where you want the equation to appear.
2. / Select Object from the Insert menu.
3. / Click the Object Type tab, and then select Microsoft Equation from the list of choices. Click OK to continue. See the sample screen below. If you do not see all Toolbars, click View-Show All.
NOTE: If the Equation option is not available, you may need to install Microsoft Equation Editor—see below or Microsoft website.
4. / Type your equation and select symbols from the top or bottom row of the toolbar as needed. Notice that pointing to a symbol shows its name at the bottom-left side of your screen.
5. / When you are done building the equation, just click somewhere on the Word or Excel document (away from the equation), and it will appear in the document. (Or hold down the Control button while hitting F4.)
6. / To modify or change the equation, double-click it (the equation).
7. / To delete it all together, click it once to select it, and then press DELETE.
8. / Resize it by dragging from a corner box, just as you would resize a picture. Right click no it to change properties.
9. / Notice that in Excel you can drag the formula because it is free-floating, sitting on top of the spreadsheet.

Additional Notes:

  1. To insert spaces in the equation, hold the control button while using the space bar.


Installing Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0

For older versions of Office, these are the instructions for installing Equation Editor 3.0 from the Microsoft website. It is included in Office (no additional cost) and best to check the Microsoft website for specific directions.

  1. If Microsoft Equation Editor is not available, you may need to install it.

How?

If you originally installed Microsoft Office from a network file server or from a shared folder, you must install Equation Editor from that location. If you installed Office from a CD-ROM, you must install Equation Editor from the disc.

  1. Quit all programs.
  2. Do one of the following:
  3. If you run Microsoft Windows 2000, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control Panel.
  4. If you run Microsoft Windows XP, click Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.
  5. In the Currently installed programs box, click the listing for Microsoft Office or Microsoft Word, depending on whether you installed Word as part of Office or as an individual program, and then click Change.
  6. On the Maintenance Mode Options screen, click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next.
  7. If a Custom Setup screen appears, select the Choose advanced customization of applications check box, and then click Next.
  8. In the list of features to install, click the expand indicator (+) next to Office Tools.
  9. Click the arrow next to Equation Editor, and then click Run from My Computer.
  10. Click Update.
  11. Restart Word.
  1. Click OK.