Typing Math in Word Doesn't Have to Be Painful: Try This!
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Summary
Microsoft Word’s equation feature offers various ways to create mathematical expressions easily and insert them into documents, allowing users to bypass clunky menus and endless formatting tweaks.
The equation feature pops up with a toolbar presenting many options for writing and typing equations in the manner the user wants.
This can be done by going to ‘Insert’ on the Ribbons and then accessing the equation feature (in the Symbols group), or through a keyboard shortcut of ‘Alt + ‘.
It is also possible to write equations with a finger or a stylus on touchscreens for those who prefer to work this way.
For finding symbols, it is better to type keywords into the equation box than to search through menus.
Equations can be saved and reused, and inserted within tables or presented in various formats for readability.
It is even possible to write equations through handwriting recognition for a more natural input method, and these can then be formatted in different ways to suit the nature of the document and optimise readability.
The document’s equations can even be read aloud with the built-in Read Aloud function.
