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- Hi, I am trying to write equations in microsoft word, but I cant seem to find the editor. Im not sure if I have it.I installed the student version of office mac 2004, should it have come with that? If not, how can I install it.
With Word, you can use MathType toolbar, menu, or Ribbon tab commands to insert an equation at the insertion point or in a separate paragraph. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste equations and expressions from MathType directly into Word.
Writing and editing equations in Office 2011 for Mac is easy, whether you’re working with simple or complex equations. Office 2011 for Mac offers two ways for you to represent numeric equations that aren’t possible to type from the keyboard. to solve this equation problem:
- The Equation option in Word 2011.
- The Equation Editor in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint within Office 2011.
Equations from the Office Ribbon
Follow these steps to create a symbol or a formula in Word 2011 from within the Ribbon:
- Position the cursor in your document where you want to place the symbol, formula, or equation.
- Choose Insert→Equation from the menu.This brings up the Equation Tools tab in the Ribbon.
- Click a category from the Structures group on the Equation Tools tab.Categories include Fractions, Scripts, Radical, and many more. All categories have a submenu that reveals galleries with several options. Hover your cursor over each option in the gallery, and descriptions appear as a ScreenTip. When you click the option you want to insert, a placeholder for the equation is placed in the open document.
- Click inside dotted boxes to type numbers or text.
- Click outside the equation area when you’re done.
The result is an equation placed in your document. To make additional edits to your equation, just click to select it and bring up the Equation Tools tab of the Ribbon. Edit and make changes as required.
Using the Equation Editor in Office 2011
Equation Editor is included with Microsoft Office and lets you type mathematical symbols and equations.
How Do I Install Equation Editor
Although Equation Editor looks complicated, it’s actually quite easy to use:
- Position the cursor in your document where you want to place the symbol, formula, or equation.
- From the main menu, choose Insert→Object.This step brings up the Object dialog.
- Scroll up or down and choose the Microsoft Equation option, and then click OK.Equation Editor opens in its own window.
- Click a formula template from the symbols categories.Some categories have submenus from which to choose. Descriptions appear when you mouse over the various symbols.
- Click inside dotted boxes to type numbers or text.You can add text by simply typing in the Editing pane. For example, you can take a formula and turn it into an equation by typing y= in front of the formula.
- Click the red Close button when you’re done.
The result is an Equation Editor object in your document. To reopen Equation Editor to make additional edits to your object, just right-click the border of the Equation Editor object in the document and then choose Open Equation Object from the pop-up menu.
I'm sorry I just this afternoon saw this thread, and despite the fact that it's several months old, there are so many inaccuracies here that as a Design Science insider I felt compelled to respond. (Before I go on, I realize the term Equation Editor is potentially confusing here, since there are 2 of them. In my response below, I will use that term only to refer to our equation editor -- the one that has been packaged with Microsoft Office since Office 2.0. This is the one that has a similar appearance to, and looks somewhat like a cut-down version of, MathType. The 'new equation editor' that Microsoft introduced with Word 2007 on Windows, and is now integrated into Word 2011 and 2016, is correctly called the 'OMML editor', so that's the term I'll use below. The OMML editor is a Microsoft creation, not a Design Science one.)
So, in no particular implied order of importance, here goes...
- It's completely incorrect that the Equation Editor license ran out, expired, was canceled, or anything of the sort. I know at least 2 people in this thread, and would vouch for their credibility. I'm sure everyone else here just wants the truth as well, so I don't think it's important where the 'expired license' rumor began, but I just want you to know it's not true. This is not why Equation Editor (aka Microsoft Equation 3.0) is missing from Office 2016 for Mac.
- It is correct that the OMML editor cannot edit Equation Editor equations. Nor can it edit MathType equations.
- It's correct that the latest version of MathType for Mac (version 6.7h) cannot integrate into Office 2016 for Mac.
- It's not correct that it's possible to use MathType 6.7h with Word 2016 by going to the Insert Object dialog. The only objects listed on that dialog are Word and Excel objects. MathType is not listed there, and cannot be added to the dialog. (Nor is Equation Editor in that list.)
- One of John Korchok's replies is so good that I'll just repeat it here, to emphasize why MathType does not [yet] work with Word 2016, and why it's taking so long to get it there: 'Office 2016 for Mac is unique in that it follows Apple's new protocols for sandboxing applications. From what I gather, this is making it difficult to implement Add-Ins, MathType among them. I know that 2016's VBA capabilities are severely compromised, and many Add-Ins depend on VBA.' We're working on it! In fact, we want MathType to integrate into Office 2016 just as much as you want to be able to use it there. We're just not there yet. We're working with Microsoft to make it happen.
- Yes, it's possible to provide a stand-alone version of Equation Editor, and if you have or had Office 2011 installed, you probably still have one. It won't work with Office 2016 though -- not if you want an equation you can edit, that is. Whatever you create in Equation Editor and paste into Word 2016 will paste as an image. If you need to edit it, you'll need to replace it with a completely different one. Also, it will not be nicely-aligned vertically with the text of your document.
- As John K also said, 'However, if you're in love with Equation Editor 3, you can buy MathType. It has all of the features of EE3, plus more.' That's very true, but like I've already said, it doesn't yet work with Office 2016. (There are some things that will work, and the list is somewhat long, so if you'll write us at support at dessci.com, we'll be glad to let you know what works and what doesn't. We can also add you to our list of customers who will get first notification when a compatible version of MathType is ready.)
- michaeljcarroll's reply, just a few replies above mine, is good. Read it.
Hope that's been helpful.
Bob Mathews
Design Science