Equation+Editor+in+Word+2007

Presenter: Shane Thomas Time: 9:30 - 10:15 Room: Lab B Contact: sthomas@clsd.k12.pa.us or ghall@clsd.k12.pa.us

__Description of Presentation__

This presentation will give an overview of how to use equation editor in Word 2007.

The 2007 equation editor is more advanced then the editor of previous versions of in MS Office. To get into equation editor. Go to top of 2007 and click on insert and on the right hand side you will see a symbol and the word equation and you would click it and choose new equation. The equation gallery has a number of equations already built in that can be selected for ongoing use. In addition, custom equations can be put in. There is also a normal text option built in, which can be selected, for those who want to type in their equations. The ability to create your own equations is an advantage of 2007 over 2003. There are symbols options to choose from by selecting the symbols menu as you move across the top. Each category under the symbols tab includes a variety of symbols to choose from. These symbols are things that you would usually not find on your keyboard. Once a symbol is selected you can fill in the information to create an equation. A tip for transferring equations is to use a large font size when you create an equation that will be transferred to a presentation software. To move the equation you can copy it and paste it into the presentation software. It is best to have a larger font size because in the transfer it can be difficult to read in a regular size font (10 or 12). It is easier to have a larger font and shrink it down because trying to increase the size on a smaller font distorts the equation. In the activestudio software an icon can be put into the tools bar that will activate the equation editor automatically. In order to put the icon in a user has to expand the activestudio toolbar so that the people icons on the right are showing. You would right click on those icons and create a path to the equation editor program so that it will automatically launch when clicked on. Subscripts can be added to equations. To create an equation, go to insert and click on equation. A number of built in equations will appear. Users can select one of the equations by clicking on it and then editing it in a document. Directions for adding an equation to the frequently used list can be found on the wiki under this session link.
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