When you insert a numbered MathType equation in Word, MathType uses Word's field codes to insert the number, but there's nothing in the field code itself that identifies an equation uniquely. For example, here are the field codes for equation number (1.1) in a document with 3 equations (1.1 through 1.3). Using the Equation Editor Inserting an Equation To insert an equation, do one of the following. Word: Insert / Object / Microsoft Equation 3.0 WordPerfect: Insert / Equation If you are using Word on your home computer, you may want to add the equation editor to the toolbar so that it is much quicker to add equations.
Introduction
The Drawing Toolbar consists in a Microsoft Word template document (files with extension « .dot ») displaying a special command bar to the user. With the various buttons offered, the user can then create simple mathematical figures and choose a proper layout on the page.
The Drawing Toolbar exports many commands that already exist in Microsoft Word but are most of the time not easily accessible to the average user. Other functions have also been implemented for mathematical purposes, such as creating a grid, triangles or graduated lines.
Getting started
Installation
In order to be able to use the Drawing Toolbar, you need to proceed to the following:
- You must allow the execution of macros. In menu Tools, then Macros, then Security, go to the second tab and make sure to check the box Trust Visual Basic Project (or something similar)
- You first need to install it to a special location so that it will be automatically loaded by Microsoft Word on its startup. Usually, this location is
C:Documents and SettingsUserNameApplication DataMicrosoftWordStartup. To be sure, just open the template document, it should tell you where to copy it. - Verify that the template is a global template. To do so, in the « Tools » menu, click on « Templates and add-ons » (or something similar, I don't have Word in English), then verify that the checkbox for the template is effectively checked.
- You must then restart Microsoft Word. If everything went right, you should have a new button called Drawing in the standard command bar.
Built-in Microsoft Word functions
Grouping and Ungrouping
Regrouping graphical objects enables to handle them as a single entity, so that this entity can be easily positioned on the document. I remarked that only few people use the grouping functions when drawing figures, causing terrible loss of productivity when things have to get moved inside the document or between documents.
| Button | Description of the button |
|---|---|
| Groups selected objects into a single entity. | |
| Ungroups the entity (needed in case you want to modify the entity). |
Simple objects
| Button | Description of the button | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Draws a line 'hand-free'. When wanting to emulate a hand-free drawing, first draw it using lines, rectangles, etc, then redraw on your existing figure with this tool. Drawing with the hand-free toolThe Hand-Free Tool is the most powerful drawing tool of Microsoft Word. It enables drawing lines, broken lines, really hand-free parts, closed and opened curves and many other things. The first step consists in the drawing of the control points of the curve. In order to draw a straight line, you just need to click, then release the mouse. In order to draws a curve, you just need to click, then maintain the mouse button down. In order to finish the curve, you just need to click twice at the same place (this will create an opened curve), or to click twice where you started drawing the curse (this will create a closed curve).
Example of closed curveIn this example we will create a curve in four steps:
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| Creates an opened or closed curve with linear, curved or hand-free borders. | ||||||||
| Creates a rectangular triangle. | ||||||||
| Creates an arc of an ellipse (or of a circle if the 'Shift' key is down). Useful for noting angles between segments. | ||||||||
| Creates an ellipse (or a circle if the 'Shift' key is down). |
Rotational or symetrical transformations
| Button | Description of the button |
|---|---|
| Rotates the object of a quarter to the left. | |
| Rotates the object of a quarter to the right. | |
| Rotates the object to as wanted. You may also change the angle by viewing the properties for the object (see the 'Size' tab). | |
| Does a symetry with the vertical as reference. | |
| Does a symetry with the horizontal as reference. |
Positioning in the document
These tools enable to choose the position of the figure on the document.
By default, the figure is placed over the text. Because of that, many users add newlines in the document in order for the figure to not be over the text, but this is not a nice solution. One should better use the figure positioning capabilities of Microsoft Word.
| Button | Description of the button |
|---|---|
| Text | Menu enabling figure and text positioning. By default, when objects are grouped, the positioning is of the figure is over the text. |
| (Text Menu) Forces the text to surround the figure with some margin. | |
| (Text Menu) Forces the text to surround the figure without any margin. | |
| (Text Menu) Forces the text to lay before and after the figure. | |
| (Text Menu) Forces the figure to be under the text. | |
| (Text Menu) Forces the figure to be over the text. This is the default positioning. | |
| (Text Menu) Forces the text to lie left and right to the figure. | |
| (Text Menu) Forces the text to lie left only to the figure. | |
| (Text Menu) Force the text to lie right only to the figure. | |
| (Text Menu) Forces the text to lie where there is more space. | |
| Alignment | Menu enabling figure positioning against other figures or the page. |
| (Alignment Menu) Bottom-Aligns the objects. | |
| (Alignment Menu) Top-Aligns the objects. | |
| (Alignment Menu) Left-Aligns the objects. | |
| (Alignment Menu) Right-Aligns the objects. | |
| (Alignment Menu) Horizontally-Aligns the centers of the objects. | |
| (Alignment Menu) Vertically-Aligns the centers of the objects. | |
| (Alignment Menu) Rearranges the objects horizontally (horizontal spacing becomes identical between objects). | |
| (Alignment Menu) Rearranges the objects vertically (vertical spacing becomes identical between objects). | |
| (Alignment Menu) If this button is pressed, the buttons above act with the document layout as a reference. |
Other useful stuff
| Button | Description of the button |
|---|---|
| Duplicates (clones) the currently selected object. This can also be done by pressing the 'Shift' key while dragging the object. | |
| Shows a panel enabling enforcement of objects positioning on an invisible Microsoft Word grid. Sometimes, it is quite useful to deactivate the grid when you want to draw an object at a very specific place on the document (for example when drawing an arc). | |
| Anchors or removes the anchor of the currently selected object. Every object has an anchor that helps Microsoft Word to determine where the object lies compared to the current paragraph. When an object becomes anchored to some piece of text, the object will move with the text, but also it is still possible to move the object on the document, however, the object will remain anchored to the text. |
New functions
Adding text letters to a figure
| Button | Description of the button |
|---|---|
| Inserts a borderless text area of 1 square cm with a letter in it. | |
| Inserts a letter surrounded by a 1 cm diameter circle (useful to number figures). | |
| Inserts a dot of 1 mm diameter. |
Grid and graduates lines
These tools enable the creation of grids and graduated lines with many user-specified parameters.
| Button | Description of the button |
|---|---|
| Inserts a grid. Warning:This tool is programmed in VBA, hence the creation of the figure takes some time, so be patient. By pressing the Grid button, a preference panel pops up enabling to modify the following parameters:
The following example illustrates this functionality: | |
| Inserts a XY Axis. Warning:This tool is programmed in VBA, hence the creation of the figure takes some time, so be patient. By pressing the XY Axis button, a preference panel pops up enabling to modify the following parameters:
The following example illustrates this functionality: | |
| Inserts a graduated horizontal line (X Axis). Warning:This tool is programmed in VBA, hence the creation of the figure takes some time, so be patient. By pressing the Graduated Line button, a preference panel pops up enabling to modify the following parameters:
The following example illustrates this functionality: |
Geometrical 2D and 3D figures
| Button | Description of the button |
|---|---|
| Inserts a triangle in real size. | |
| Inserts an arc of an ellipse (or of a circle) defined by its radiuses and its angle. Warning:This tool is programmed in VBA, hence the creation of the figure takes some time, so be patient. By pressing the Arc of Ellipse button, a preference panel pops up enabling to modify the following parameters:
The following example illustrates this functionality: the result is an arc of circle of 150° with a radius of 3 cm: | |
| 3D Objects | Inserts predefined 3D objects. |
Maths symbols in Word
Sunday, 14 January 2007 | 8 Comments
Many teachers use Microsoft Word to create worksheets. It’s not designed for the job, there are better options but Word is the easiest to learn and has the greatest compatibility – making it easy to share documents. One of the problems I see is that many people don’t know how to insert symbols into their document. For example, x (the letter) is not a good substitue for × (the multiplication symbol). This post shows you how to insert symbols like ×, ÷ and π quickly, on most computers (a Windows PC running Microsoft office).
The two methods shown here complement each other. That is, the first method is slightly easier but will not insert every symbol. The second method allows for more symbols. Both methods need you to remember some codes (hence I’ve supplied a cheat sheet to download and print out).
First method: Alt +
Many symbols can be inserted by pressing and holding the Alt key whilst typing in a four digit code on the number pad (that is the calculator like section on the right of most keyboards, make sure Num Lock is on). This method is referred to as “Alt +”.
For example, pressing and holding the Alt key whilst typing 0215 on the number pad will insert the × symbol.
Dot Product In Microsoft Word Equation Builder
Common mathematics symbols that can be entered using this method:
| Symbol | Alt + |
|---|---|
| × | 0215 |
| ÷ | 0247 |
| ° | 0176 |
| ± | 0177 |
| ² | 0178 |
| ³ | 0179 |
| ¹ | 0185 |
Second method: Code then Alt + x
The second method can be used to produce the symbols shown in the first method, as well as some further symbols. In the “Code then Alt + x” method you type in a four digit code (you don’t have to use the number pad this time) and then press Alt + x. That is, the Alt key and the ‘x’ key at the same time.
| Symbol | Code then, Alt + x |
|---|---|
| θ | 03B8 |
| π | 03C0 |
| ∑ | 2211 |
| − | 2212 |
| √ | 221A |
| ≈ | 2248 |
| ≠ | 2260 |
| ≡ | 2261 |
| ≤ | 2264 |
| ≥ | 2265 |
Cheat Sheet
You’re unlikely to remember these codes, except for the most common ones. So, here is a Maths Symbols Cheat Sheet (PDF, 258Kb) that you can download, print and place next to your computer(s). The cheat sheet has a brief version with the most common symbols listed, and a full version with more symbols.
An alternative method is to create a shortcut key for commonly used symbols. See Assign a shortcut key to a symbol or special character on Microsoft Office Online for the details. I don’t use this method because when you move between different computers (for example in your staffroom) you may have to recreate the shortcuts for them to work.
Dot Product In Microsoft Word Equation Solver
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