Re: Word 2007 Equation Editor

Hi Nikki,

Presuming you have the "Microsoft Equation 3" editor properly installed in
Word 2007 -- which you must have, if you can create new equations with it --
then you should be able to edit existing ones either by double-clicking one
or by right-clicking one and choosing Equation Object > Edit.

To answer an earlier question, there's a way to add a QAT button for the
editor, although it's a bit roundabout. There isn't any command for it in
the list in the Customize dialog (the Equation items there all refer to the
new equation editor). However, if you add the following macro to your
Normal.dotm template (see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm), you
can then use the item that appears in the Macros category of the Customize
list to make a button.

Sub RunEqnEditor()
ActiveDocument.InlineShapes.AddOLEObject _
ClassType:="Equation.3", Range:=Selection.Range
End Sub

To remove the button for the new editor from the ribbon, you would need to
hide the default Symbols group and replace it with your own version. For
information about how to do it in Word 2007, see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm.

nikkiLR wrote:
I spent a large part of the day trying various things and I was only
asking things here that I couldn't figure out myself.

I can't find a way to set the design science editor as default or
even a way to edit individual equations in it - only to create new
ones as you suggested. There don't seem to be obvious options for
dealing with existing equations.

Thanks for your help earlier and sorry to have bothered you.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I don't know the answer to that, but it seems to me you could easily
enough find out by trying!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"nikkiLR" <nikkiLR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D8B8D477-E7E9-42C5-B144-651EBC54AA30@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks both, that's really helpful. Can this be set as the default?
Or should
I just add it to the QAT and remove it from the toolbar/ribbon
(although that
would only work in 2010 not 2007 I assume)?

And sorry, one more question related to Susanne's answer: Can I also
choose
to edit existing equations in the design science equation editor?
Your method
is perfect for inserting new equations but I've got existing
documents with
MathType equations in that Word 2007 says it can't edit (but Word
2003 just
uses equation editor for).

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

And if you don't see Microsoft Equation 3.0 in the Object list, you
can install it by rerunning the Office setup and using the "Add or
Remove Features" path -- it's listed as "Equation Editor" under
Office Tools in the list of features.

--
Jay

On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:31:26 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
<sbarnhill@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes, you can still use the Design Science Equation Editor in Word
2007. You
can go the long way through Insert | Text | Object | Object |
Create New

Microsoft Equation 3.0 or add the Equation Editor button to the
QAT.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"nikkiLR" <nikkiLR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5DCDD41D-B585-4AEC-89AA-6846FB59DDC1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks Jay. I was referring to the reduced ability to exchange
documents
between different versions of Word.

I've been playing with documents in Word 2003 and Word 2007 and
have found
that equations created in Word 2003 with MathType can't be
edited in Word
2007; equations created in Word 2007 can't be edited in Word
2003.

Does Word 2007 no longer use the slimmed-down version of
MathType it's used
(almost) forever? It seems such a shame to have done away with
that as its
equation editor. I was really just wondering whether the ability
to exchange
scientific/mathematical documents would be improved in 2010 so
it was as
easy
as in the past...


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

What is the "problem" or "bug" that you refer to? If it's the
inability to edit OMML equations while the document is open in
Word 2003, nothing about that is going to change with Word
2010. It would have to change in the Compatibility Pack, and
there's no indication that MS has any plans in that direction.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:17:01 -0700, nikkiLR
<nikkiLR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

There's some great information here. I just wondered if anyone
knew if
this
problem with equation editor has been fixed in Word 2010? We're
looking
at
"up"grading from Office 2003 and I'm trying to persuade the
powers that
be
that it is a very bad idea; however, if this bug has been
fixed in 2010
then
we could maybe make the case for skipping 2007 and going
straight for
2010.

Any advice gratefully received!

"Bob Mathews" wrote:

Laurence, looks like you have a pretty good handle on the OMML
Equation Editor (i.e., the Word 2007 one), but let me answer
your questions...

1) "What will happen to the equations if these docx files are
saved as
doc files?"

Your understanding is partially correct. Yes, they will be
converted
to images, but it's not totally correct that "further editing
will not
be possible". The *correct* part of it is that someone using
Word 2003
can't edit the equations. The *incorrect* part of it is that
someone
using Word 2003+compatibility pack can save it as a docx,
send it back
to you (or send it to you as doc and you can save it as docx),
then
*you* can edit the equations once again. The equation
information is
retained in XML of the docx format. Keep in mind though, the
more times it's converted from docx to doc and back to docx
again, the more
chances there will be for document corruption. I'd minimize
this if it
were my document.

2) "What happens if a Word 2003 user installs the Word
Compatibility
Pack and opens these docx files and saves them as docx files?"

I pretty implied the answer to that in the first answer
above, but I'll explicitly state -- the Word 2003 user cannot
edit an OMML equation no matter what format the document's
in. As long as the document is not corrupted in transport,
you (or anyone else using Word
2007 or 2010) should be able to edit the equations once it
gets back
to you. The Compatibility Pack does not add OMML Equation
Editor functionality to Word 2003.

Let me also state something that you didn't ask or allude to
-- MathType can convert OMML equations to MathType equations.
This is true even if you send a Word 2007 document to a
colleague using Word
2003 -- he can open the document, and even though the OMML
equations
will be "uneditable" images, if he has MathType, he can
convert them
to MathType equations and edit them. This is considered a
one-way street though -- if he sends the document back to
you, you should consider the equations to be permanently in
MathType format.

--
Bob Mathews
Director of Training
Design Science, Inc.
bobm at dessci.com
http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news
FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType
MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, MathDaisy, Equation Editor

On 14-Sep-2009, Laurence wrote:

I have used Word 2007 Equation Editor to type complicated
equations in large docx files.

What will happen to the equations if these docx files are
saved as doc files?

My understanding is that these equations will be treated as
images and therefore further editing will not be possible.

What happens if a Word 2003 user installs the Word
Compatibility Pack and opens these docx files and saves
them as docx files? Will the docx coding be maintained
and allow other Word 2007 users to edit the equations at a
later date?

I have not found a Word 2007 Equation Editor discussion
group. Please give http if there is one.


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