
When the equation is surrounded, even if you haven’t finished drawing the red dotted border, release the mouse.

Word Equation Editor Keyboard Shortcuts.I also added how to custom some Microsoft Word shortcut keys. Most people think that there is no equation editor for office 08. For example, typing times then space gives you a multiplication sign ( × ), typing -> then space gives an arrow and typing x_1 then space gives you x 1.Note that there are different ways of typing the same symbol.

Copy paste x² and replace X with the number you want.You can use shortcuts when using equations in Word by typing a character or phrase then pressing space. Than on the ribbon click on the Symbols button (located at the end, from left to right), a menu will appear and if you don’t see the symbol you need right away than click the More Symbols… button, a new windowĥ. You can also use the Symbols, which are located in the Insert section from the top menu. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Alt 0178, which works in all versions of MS Word, other text editing programs, and in most Windows applications. Press the shortcut once to activate the superscript, type the character you want and press the shortcut again to deactivate.ģ. X² is called superscript, the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + = (Press and hold Ctrl, at the same time press and hold Shift, while holding Ctrl and Shift, press the equal = sign. Press the shortcut once to activate the subscript, type the character you want and press the shortcut again to deactivate. From the top menu select Home, in the section for the font options there are two buttons: x₂ is called subscript, the keyboard shortcut to activate is Ctrl + = (Press and hold Ctrl and press the equal = sign, at the same time). Then click the Insert button in the dialog box.Ģ.

In the "Symbol" dialog box, select the "Symbols" tab, font "(normal text)", subset "Latin-1 Supplement" and locate the "Superscript Two" character. In Word, click insert and then click on the "Symbol" icon in the ribbon. Use Either of the Following to Write Square in Wordġ.
