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Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0
13 October 2005Posted By: TracyPosted in: Other, Software Info, Tablet PC University Series
In our forums, there’s been discussion about some people trying to find half-decent equation writers that do a little more than the, er, lacking Equation Writer Microsoft put out for free in their Education Pack.
Most of our solutions so far have cost upwards of $99, and I’m sure most of those programs have a good reason to be so pricey, but I just need to be able to put fancy equations in my physics lab write-ups.
Well, on campus today I overheard a conversation where a guy was explaining how to get equations into a certain paper he was writing to a fellow classmate. You won’t believe how incredibly simple this is if you didn’t know about this already.
Open Word, click Insert–>Objects… . When the window pops up, scroll down to Microsoft Equation X.X (mine’s 3.0, but who knows). Select and press OK. It’s really self explanatory from there. Click anywhere outside the equation box to return to Word with the pretty equation right where you left off. This worked in both Office 2003 and Office XP.
I hope none of you actually have an equation like this. I was just playing around…
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October 13th, 2005 at 6:07 pm
The best way that I have found to quickly typeset a document with fancy and not-so-fancy equations is using LaTeX (or the assorted Windows ports of it). Unfortunately, it is by no means “tablet friendly” (you use your favorite text editor to create your documents), which really sucks since I use a Motion LE1600 slate-style tablet here at school. It does seem a bit unwieldy at first, but after learning a few commands, a nice document with nice-looking equations can be generated pretty easily - be it a physics lab or my relational algebra homework. And it is free
October 13th, 2005 at 9:54 pm
I would sooner slit my wrists than write calculus projects with Equation editor after finding the joy of LaTeX. Sorry Tracy, but I’m still waiting.
All I want is something that with just go straight to MathML, which could then very easily transfer to LaTeX or Word or be directly rendered in Firefox.
October 13th, 2005 at 10:10 pm
Lol! Please don’t use this product then, by all means!
Like I said, I just need a simple thing that will get the fomula into a semi-formal, once-a-week, lab write-up. If I did this thing every day, or if I were a math major or had a 100+ page professional thesis to write, I would definitely be looking elsewhere ^_^.
October 15th, 2005 at 5:38 pm
You can export latex or mathml from mathjournal, latex is awesome so much better than word
October 11th, 2006 at 1:49 am
download
November 7th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
Other than Math Journal, with a Tablet PC you could try FFES (http://www.cs.queensu.ca/drl/ffes/)which itself uses LATEX to render so “converting” should not be too hard. If you want to put the stuff into word you have a few options namely IO-Software’s Equations (http://www.iosoftware.co.uk/overview.asp), GrindEQ’s “LaTeX-to-Word” (http://www.grindeq.com/index.php?p=latex2word) among others.
November 17th, 2006 at 4:19 am
Program beton
November 18th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
i can’t get equation editor .plx send me full procedure of finding equation editor 3.0 .iahve office 2003
December 17th, 2006 at 12:15 am
It’s not tablet friendly, but I have found OpenOffice to have a much better equation editor than MS word and it’s free!
December 23rd, 2006 at 10:25 am
Its fine
February 19th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
thanks
February 19th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
where can i download from?
February 27th, 2007 at 4:57 am
nice
March 16th, 2007 at 2:51 am
Thanks
April 3rd, 2007 at 1:05 am
I am not getting equation editor from the list all command. If insert not visible sign I get. why?
April 5th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
My son with severe dysgraphia is now starting Algebra. I had hoped equation writer would be the answer for him. It’s just not working. Will check into latex and mathml. Any other suggestions for someone with a writing disability?
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
i need to microsoft equation editor
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:02 pm
i need microsoft eqation edidor
May 5th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
try Infnty http://www.inftyproject.org/en/software.html#InftyEditor . download the editor, it has some nice handwriting recognition and it exports to LaTeX format for use in maple, mathematica, etc…
July 3rd, 2007 at 11:25 am
I use this program. Although it has a trial period of 60 days. I find it is much easier to use than Microsoft equation editior. All you do is hit a macro button on your tool bar and a screen pops up and you type in your equation as if you were typing it normally in a word document, with some aditional ()’s. Then it comes out all in a very nice format. You should try it out it’s called rapid pi.
September 18th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
I want to use Microsoft Equation 3.0
September 21st, 2007 at 1:09 am
I want to use Microsoft Equation 3.0
November 25th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
I need to use this program
December 8th, 2007 at 9:27 am
for academic use.
January 18th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
i need this software
thanks
March 24th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Thank you, you help me very much!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
thank you
July 31st, 2008 at 12:41 am
How about this: http://jequation.sourceforge.net/ ?
I am waiting for my tablet to arrive (today or tomorrow) but it kinda works with a mouse. Pros: –gives you LaTeX –quite fast (so I think) once you are used to it –works on all OS and Windows^^
Cons: –I believe you have to train it yourself. You can open and save symbol sets but I haven’t found any online.
August 20th, 2008 at 7:53 am
I have to say, InftyEditor stinks pretty bad. I tried doing a basic sigma notation summation and it failed miserably.
why cant people just copy microsoft’s programs to make their own programs better? tablets have been out for a few years now; i would have thought companies other than microsoft would have been able to make good apps by now.