Microsoft Equations

hey
im having trouble writing equations in word. firstly the
help told me to go to insert objects then choose to
insert the object using "Microsoft Equations", but alas
it didnt exist. i then went to the microsoft website and
told me what to do. the problem is, i have Word 2000,
but i have windows XP. so when the help thingy told me
to go to add/remove programs it was all for windows 2000
not windows XP. can someone help, i really need to know
how to write an equation?
thanks for your time.

How to Write Mathematical Problems on a Computer
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/52345.html

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"Joshua" wrote in message
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hey
im having trouble writing equations in word. firstly the
help told me to go to insert objects then choose to
insert the object using "Microsoft Equations", but alas
it didnt exist. i then went to the microsoft website and
told me what to do. the problem is, i have Word 2000,
but i have windows XP. so when the help thingy told me
to go to add/remove programs it was all for windows 2000
not windows XP. can someone help, i really need to know
how to write an equation?
thanks for your time.

I don't know how your correlating Word2000 with Windows 2000 in this, but
anyway.

Having XP has nothing to do with Word2k, as I have it (though installed on
my ME partition, I did have it on my XP partition until I got Office XP),
and it worked fine and has Equation. Go to Add/Remove again, then choose to
"uninstall" Word (don't freak out :-S). You then get a choice to add remove
certain features, click that choice, then expand the trees to find MS
Equation 3.0. You will have to put the Word2K disk in the drive to install
this feature.

Another cool tool is "Math Type 5.1, which, when you open Equation in word
you will be asked if you want to visit that site to use with Word, as it is
more comprehensive than Equation 3.0

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"Nicholas" wrote in message
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How to Write Mathematical Problems on a Computer
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/52345.html

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Nicholas


That wasn't any help whatsoever!

Plus word has it's own equation editor as well. Not user friendly and not GUI but...

Insert - Field - Equations - Eq

You need to read help. .
{ EQ \a \al \co2 \vs3 \hs3(Axy,Bxy,A,B) } displays the following:

Axy Bxy
A B

The advantage of this is that it's like text rather than a picture.

Field codes: Eq (Equation) field
{ EQ Switches }

Produces a mathematical equation. Equation Editor is the recommended tool for creating equations. However, you can use the EQ field if you have not installed Equation Editor or if you want to write inline equations. An EQ field cannot be unlinked. If you double-click an EQ field, Word converts the field to an embedded Equation Editor object. For more information about Equation Editor, click .

Switches specify how to build the equation with the elements enclosed in parentheses. You can modify a switch by using the appropriate switch options.

Notes

a.. To use a comma, open parenthesis, or backslash character in a resulting equation, precede the symbol with a backslash: \, \( \\.


b.. Some switches require a list of elements separated by commas or semicolons. Use commas as the separators if the decimal symbol for your system is a period (specified on the Number tab in the Regional Settings Properties dialog box in the Windows Control Panel or the Number Format area of the International Control Panel in Windows NT). If the decimal symbol for your system is a comma, use semicolons


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"Joshua" wrote in message
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hey
im having trouble writing equations in word. firstly the
help told me to go to insert objects then choose to
insert the object using "Microsoft Equations", but alas
it didnt exist. i then went to the microsoft website and
told me what to do. the problem is, i have Word 2000,
but i have windows XP. so when the help thingy told me
to go to add/remove programs it was all for windows 2000
not windows XP. can someone help, i really need to know
how to write an equation?
thanks for your time.

I don't know how your correlating Word2000 with Windows 2000 in this, but
anyway.

Having XP has nothing to do with Word2k, as I have it (though installed on
my ME partition, I did have it on my XP partition until I got Office XP),
and it worked fine and has Equation. Go to Add/Remove again, then choose to
"uninstall" Word (don't freak out :-S). You then get a choice to add remove
certain features, click that choice, then expand the trees to find MS
Equation 3.0. You will have to put the Word2K disk in the drive to install
this feature.

Another cool tool is "Math Type 5.1, which, when you open Equation in word
you will be asked if you want to visit that site to use with Word, as it is
more comprehensive than Equation 3.0

"David Candy" wrote in message
...
Plus word has it's own equation editor as well. Not user friendly and not
GUI but...

Insert - Field - Equations - Eq

You need to read help. .
{ EQ \a \al \co2 \vs3 \hs3(Axy,Bxy,A,B) } displays the following:

Axy Bxy
A B

The advantage of this is that it's like text rather than a picture.

Field codes: Eq (Equation) field
{ EQ Switches }

Produces a mathematical equation. Equation Editor is the recommended tool
for creating equations. However, you can use the EQ field if you have not
installed Equation Editor or if you want to write inline equations. An EQ
field cannot be unlinked. If you double-click an EQ field, Word converts the
field to an embedded Equation Editor object. For more information about
Equation Editor, click .

Switches specify how to build the equation with the elements enclosed in
parentheses. You can modify a switch by using the appropriate switch
options.

Notes

a.. To use a comma, open parenthesis, or backslash character in a
resulting equation, precede the symbol with a backslash: \, \( \\.


b.. Some switches require a list of elements separated by commas or
semicolons. Use commas as the separators if the decimal symbol for your
system is a period (specified on the Number tab in the Regional Settings
Properties dialog box in the Windows Control Panel or the Number Format area
of the International Control Panel in Windows NT). If the decimal symbol for
your system is a comma, use semicolons



Cool,

I forgot about that, but just to add, the switches can be made by going to
(added to your path) without having to type them;

insert/field, then in the category section, highlight "Equations and
Formulas", then in the "Field Names" window, highlight "EQ". Then click the
options button at the bottom, click on the switch to use, then "Add to
field", click OK. This also works for symbols in the "Field Names" section
that also have Advance, Symbol, and =(Formula).