
I did see this answer to an earlier question which goes some way to what I want - but I would very much prefer not to have to store my equations in one document, and copy/paste pictures into Word (and don't get me started on the non-intuitive way images, image placement, captions and word wrap are handled in Word.). select Object from the Insert menu, choose Microsoft Equation 3.0.

I have to admit that the more Word "evolves", the less I am able to use it. Neil Randall Formatting Equations in Word I want to include an equation in a. So here is my question: does this feature (still) exist in Word for the Mac? If it does, how do I access it? If it doesn't, is there an add-in that I could use instead? Or should I just abandon using Word and write in LaTeX. For people who have good keyboard skills, this is vastly better than a graphical interface. Microsoft Equation 3.0, the default equation editor in previous versions, is still available and can also be used in Excel, PowerPoint, or any application that. To type the symbols in Double strike or Blackboard bold in the equation Microsoft Word (to insert equation into your text, click Alt+), do one of the following. Use the symbols, templates, or frameworks on the Equation toolbar to edit the. In the Object type box, click Microsoft Equation 3.0, and then click OK. In the Object dialog box, click the Create New tab. I am quite familiar with the equation typesetting available on some of the sites here on the stackexchange network, where typing something like $\sum$ will produce a nice looking equation. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Object.
Shortcut word equation editor 3.0 Pc#
Fast forward, it seems that Word on the PC still has such a feature, although the keyboard shortcut is Alt-= You could then type your equation (with intuitive words for common symbols). "Back in the day" (I got my first Mac, a 512k, in 1987), you could type cmd-option-backslash, and this would get you into "inline equation editing" mode. While it is possible to create nice looking equations, it takes an enormous amount of clicking of the mouse.
Shortcut word equation editor 3.0 mac#
I am very frustrated by the equation editing capabilities of Word on the Mac (such as I have been able to discover them).
