Insert a built-in equation. In your document, click where you want to insert an equation. On the Insert tab, click the arrow next to Equation, scroll through the options in the list, and then click the equation you want. The equation is inserted in your document.
Write or change an equation. On the Insert tab, click Equation. A placeholder for your new equation is inserted, and you’ll see a set of tools on the Equation tab for customizing and adding various elements to your equation. To insert a symbol, click a symbol in the Symbols group. You'll find several math-related symbols to choose from.
Note: If you don't see the group titles on the Equation tab, click Word Preferences, and then in the Word Preferences dialog box, click View. Select Show group titles at the bottom of the dialog box. To see all the symbols, rest your mouse over one of the symbols, and then click the arrow that appears below the symbol gallery. Scroll to see all of the available symbols. To insert a structure, click a structure in the Structures group, and then replace the placeholders—the small dotted-line boxes—with your own values.
After installing Microsoft office 2016, since it does not support Equation editor 3.0, all equations cannot be viewed and edited. That means Maths teachers from all around the world cannot edit their notes any more. Word 2016 stores the most common text-formatting commands on the Home tab, in the Font group, as shown. Click to choose the font and change the text format. The Font menu is organized to help you locate the font you need. The top part of the menu lists fonts associated with the document theme.
Select how the equation is displayed on the page by clicking an option in the Tools group. The Professional option displays the equation as a two-dimensional value. The Linear option displays the equation so it fits on one line.
To edit a mathematical equation, click in the equation to make the changes you want. When you do, Word displays the Equation tab. You can insert and edit mathematical equations and expressions directly in Word and save them as templates for later reuse. Earlier versions of Word use the Microsoft Equation Editor add-in or the MathType add-in. You can, however, use Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 to open and edit mathematical equations or expressions that were created in earlier versions of Word or MathType. You can also create equations or expressions that are compatible with earlier versions of Word by using Microsoft Equation Editor. For more information about how to use Microsoft Equation Editor, see.
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To save time, you can insert a built-in equation and edit it to suit your needs instead of typing the equation character by character. Click where you want to insert an equation or expression. On the Document Elements tab, under Math, click the arrow next to Equation, and then select the equation or expression that you want from the equation gallery. To edit a variable in an equation or expression, press the right or left arrow key until you highlight the variable that you want to edit.
Then, hold SHIFT and press the right or left arrow key to select the variable. You can write an equation or expression by selecting any combination of individual mathematical symbols and built-in mathematical structures, as shown in this example:.
Click where you want to insert an equation or expression. On the Document Elements tab, under Math, click Equation. Do any of the following: To Do this Insert individual math symbols into an equation On the Equation Tools tab, under Math Symbols, build the equation by selecting the appropriate math symbols, and by typing variables and numbers. To see more math symbols, rest the pointer on a math symbol, and then click.
Insert built-in math structures into an equation On the Equation Tools tab, under Structures, build the equation by selecting mathematical expressions from the available categories. For example, to insert a fraction, click Fraction, and then click the fraction style that you want. To edit a variable in an equation or expression, press the right or left arrow key until you highlight the variable that you want to edit.
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Then, hold SHIFT and press the right or left arrow key to select the variable. Click outside the equation or expression to exit it, and then return to the document.
Notes:. When you insert an equation or expression, Word automatically converts it to professional format. To change the equation or expression from professional format to linear, click the arrow next to the equation, and then click Linear. To change the equation or expression into a stand-alone graphic, click the arrow next to the equation, and then click Change to Display.
After you change the equation or expression into a stand-alone graphic, you can set the justification to Left, Right, Centered, or Centered as a Group. You can use Unicode characters and Math AutoCorrect entries to replace text with symbols. For more information, see.
Click the equation or expression. On the Equation Tools tab, under Math Symbols or under Structures, select the math symbols or structure that you want to add to the equation, or type or delete the variables and numbers in the equation.
To edit a variable in an equation or expression, press the right or left arrow key until you highlight the variable that you want to edit. Then, hold SHIFT and press the right or left arrow key to select the variable.
Click outside the equation or expression to exit it, and then return to the document. Caution: Be sure to delete only those equations and expressions that you've created and added to the list of frequently used equations. Although you can delete any of the equations in the Built-In category that were installed with Word, the only way to restore them is to manually recreate them or to reinstall Word. All built-in and user-defined equations are stored in the /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Document Elements/Equations.dotx file. If you are using Mac OS X 7 (Lion), the Library folder is hidden by default. To show the Library folder, in the Finder, click the Go menu, and then hold down OPTION. On the Document Elements tab, under Math, click the arrow next to Equation.
Hold down CONTROL, click the equation or expression you want to delete, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu. You can use Math AutoCorrect to quickly insert symbols that are included in the built-in list of Math AutoCorrect entries.
For example, type pi to insert the symbol for pi. If the list of built-in entries doesn't contain the corrections that you want, you can add new entries. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then click the Math AutoCorrect tab. In the Replace box, type a backslash that is followed by a friendly name or alias for the math symbol that you want to use. For example, plus. In the With box, type the symbol that you want to appear when you type a backslash with the friendly name. For example, the plus sign (+).
Now, there’s nothing wrong with Calibri; it’s a very nice font indeed. But it may not be for everyone.
If you prefer to use a different default font for your documents, you can configure Word to change the default font to any other installed font that you choose. Here’s how to do it! Change the Default Font in Word for Mac To get started with changing the default font in Microsoft Word for Mac, first launch the app and then select Format Font from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Command-D. A new “Font” window will appear. Make sure you’re on the Font tab and locate the Font drop-down menu near the top-left section of the window. If you’ve never changed the font in the past, you’ll see that Calibri is selected as the default font. To change it, just click on the drop-down entry to open the menu and choose a new default font, such as Times New Roman or, if you want to troll your colleagues,. In addition to changing the default font itself, you can also configure the default font style and size.
For example, in the screenshot below, I’ve chosen Times New Roman, in bold, colored dark red, at a size of 14 points. Changing these options only changes them in your current document. To save this as your new default font click the Default button in the lower-left corner of the window. Word will ask you to confirm whether you want to affect just your current document or all documents you create. If you’d like the settings you applied in the last step to be your default, make sure the radio button next to All documents based on the Normal template is on, then click OK. Now, all new documents you create will start with the font choices you made previously. Of course, this won’t change existing files, and it also won’t affect any Word documents you create that start from templates, as those have their own fonts and styles configured.
This is neat, though, especially if you want to get away from Calibri! Just please don’t use Comic Sans, OK?
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