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#1 2005-08-29 06:07:31

mikau
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typing math symbols

I was just wondering, how do I type exponants, radicals, etc, on the keyboard? Is there any way I can type them on microsoft word?

I've been typing up some math notes but I'm forced to draw tiny block letters and radical signs and it looks kind of sloppy.


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#2 2005-08-29 07:27:38

John E. Franklin
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Re: typing math symbols

I don't have Microsoft Word, but I just read there is an "Equation Editor".   I don't know how old the webpage I was reading was.

#3 2005-09-28 01:53:17

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Re: typing math symbols

In Word, you can type in the thing that you want exponentiated, highlight and right-click it and edit the font to be super- or sub-scripted.


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#4 2016-05-19 15:57:16

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Re: typing math symbols

There is a plugin called Microsoft Equation in Microsoft Word.


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#5 2016-05-19 16:51:19

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Re: typing math symbols

It may not have been around when he asked that question.


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#6 2016-05-20 09:28:34

evene
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Re: typing math symbols

I sometimes went to this website: https://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php and copied and pasted the equations. Microsoft Word accepts them.

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#7 2016-05-20 11:54:38

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Re: typing math symbols

I use codecogs for all my latexing.


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#8 2016-05-20 13:21:36

evene
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Re: typing math symbols

Oh... Now, I only use CodeCogs if I don't know the Latex coding for something. That's about it...

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