Microsoft Word Equation editor help for MATH1041 PDF

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Microsoft Word Equation editor help for MATH1041 How to insert an equation or a mathematical symbol? To insert an equation from the ribbon, go to “Insert” and on the right selection “Equation”, which might be hidden in the “Symbols” menu. The keyboard shortcut for inserting an equation is Alt = (Press ALT and then, without releasing ALT, press =). You get

Type equation here .

How to type an equation or a mathematical symbol? Click on Equation to open the following menu

    

To get the Greek letters …. and much more To insert a fraction To insert a subscript, like the X in μ X or exponents, like the 2 in To insert a square root To put a bar over a symbol or a letter to get the sample mean X´

σ2

You can also do a copy and paste of the examples in this document

Inline equation vs display equations You can insert an equation inline or as a display equation (a display equation will use the whole line, be centred, and use full size symbols). Here is an example of a displayed equation:

´ T = X−μ . s √n Small equations or symbols are inserted inline, for example, y=x 2 +1 . This equation involves the variables x and y which should also be typeset using the equation editor. Here is an example of an inline equation:

The test statistic is

Z=

´X−μ . σ √n

Notice that the sentence ended with a full stop at the end of the displayed equation....