Scroll down and click on the Registry Options button to activate this macro. Select the Equation Editor Options tab. Pick Force Open, and under Settings:, change the value to 1. Click on the Change button (and click on OK if prompted with a Microsoft Word window) and then click the Close button.
Option 1:
If you have the Lucida Sans Unicode font installed (check the font list in Word) you are in luck.
When you want to insert a symbol, click on the Insert menu and choose Symbol. In the font box select Lucida Sans Unicode. You will see a very rich selection of specialized characters available for use in Mathematical Operators. Here are a few that might be useful.
⇌ equilibrium symbol code no. 21CC
¯ anion charge 00AF
° degree symbol 00b0
℃ degrees Celsius 2103
√ radical 221A
→ reaction arrow 2192
∆ increment 2206
≈ is approximately equal to 2248
Now, here is an even easier way to get the equilibrium symbol. With the cursor at the insertion point where you want the symbol to appear, type 21cc, then press ALT and X simultaneously. If you have the Lucida Sans Unicode font available, this will type the equilibrium symbol without going to the insert symbol menu. This method will work with any of the symbols above, substituting the appropriate code before typing ALT+X.
Option 2:
For MS Word 2007/2010/2013: use the equation feature, designed for math, but works okay for chemistry.
Go to the insert tab.
Click on the equation button on the far right.
Here are also shortcut commands to render most common things. For example, underscore _ creates a subscript and a caret ^ creates a super script. You have access to a wide range of arrows from a pull down menu, but -> will give you a simple right arrow (although it is not very long).
To get a long arrow, click on the operator button and choose the arrow with the word 'yields' written over it under common operator structures.
Click on the word 'yields' and replace it with as many spaces as you need to create an arrow of whatever length you want.
Finally, finish your equation.
For older versions of MS Word, go to the insert menu and click on equation, which launches the Equation Editor Program (you can also find this program on your computer by searching for eqnedt.exe), which gives you the same ability to create equations.
To insert some symbols, you can press Ctrl+K, in the status bar of the Equation Editordialog box you can see Symbol and than type next key:
I - Infinity
A - Arrow
D - Derivative (partial)
< - Less than or equal to
> -Greater than or equal to
T - Times
E - Element of
Shift+E - Not an element of
C - Contained in
Shift+C - Not contained in
Inserting templates in an equation using keys
Templates can be inserted using a Ctrl+character combination or a Ctrl+T,character sequence.
Note: Some key combinations are not available with Windows NT.
Ctrl+9 or Ctrl+0 - Parentheses
Ctrl+[ or Ctrl+] - Brackets
Ctrl+{ or Ctrl+} - Braces
Ctrl+F - Fraction
Ctrl+/ - Slash fraction
Ctrl+H - Superscript (high)
Ctrl+L - Subscript (low)
Ctrl+J - Joint sub/superscript
Ctrl+I - Integral
Ctrl+T - Absolute value
Ctrl+R - Root
Ctrl+T, N - nth root
Ctrl+T, S - Summation
Ctrl+T, P - Product
Ctrl+T, M - Matrix template 3X3
Ctrl+T, U - Underscript (limit)
All of these symbols are characters from the Symbol font, so they can also be inserted by usingtheir Alt key character codes.
Applying embellishments in an equation using keys
You can attach an embellishment to the selected character to the left of the insertion point withkeyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen - Overbar
Ctrl+Shift+~ - Tilde
Ctrl+Alt+Hyphen - Arrow (vector)
Ctrl+Alt+' - Single prime
Ctrl+Shift+' - Double prime
Ctrl+Alt+Period - Single dot
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