Selecting “Inline” locks the equation to its original insertion point. Selecting “Display” lets you adjust the equation’s justification by using the options in the drop-down menu under the “Justification” option. The next options, “Change to Inline” or “Change to Display,” set how to insert the equation into the document. You can also choose how the equation looks by selecting the “Professional” or “Linear” options. Selecting the “Save as New Equation…” option from the menu adds the equation to the drop-down menu of the “Equation” button. Insert Equations in Word – Instructions: A picture that shows how to insert a preset equation into a Word document.Īfter you insert equations in Word using either option, you can click the drop-down arrow in the equation field to see a menu of options. On this contextual tab, then click the buttons in the “Symbols” and “Structures” button groups, in conjunction with any symbols or numbers you need to enter using your keyboard keys, to enter your desired equation into the equation field. A blank equation is then inserted into your document.Īt that point, then either an “Equation” contextual tab or a “Design” tab of an “Equation Tools” contextual tab appears in the Ribbon, depending on your Office version. Then click the “Equation” button in the “Symbols” button group. Then click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon. To manually insert an equation in Word, first place your cursor at the insertion point in your document where you want the equation to appear. You can do this if you don’t see the equation you want in the list of preset equations. After finding the preset equation to insert, then click it in either of these areas to insert it into your document.Īlternatively, you can insert equations in Word by manually entering an equation. If you don’t see what you want, then hover over the “More Equations from ” command to see a new side menu of choices. Scroll through the “Built-In” section to view the available preset equations. Click the drop-down arrow on the “Equation” button in this button group to then open the menu of choices. At the right end of the tab is the “Symbols” button group.
To insert equations in Word from one of the preset equations, first place your cursor at the insertion point in your document where you want the equation to appear. This lesson covers inserting a preset equation and also manually entering an equation. This lesson shows you how to insert equations in Word within a document.
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