Use the instructions at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm to add
this macro to a module in your Normal.dotm template:
Sub RunEqnEditor()
ActiveDocument.InlineShapes.AddOLEObject _
ClassType:="Equation.3", Range:=Selection.Range
End Sub
Then right-click the empty area on the Quick Access Toolbar and choose
Customize. Set the category in the dialog to Macros, click on the
RunEqnEditor item, and click the Add button. When it appears in the
right-hand list, click it there and click the Modify button. Change the
title to Equation Editor, and choose an icon -- you can find the blue 'pi'
symbol, or use any of the others.
If you want the button to be on the ribbon instead of the Quick Access
Toolbar, see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm.
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Kassy wrote:
Is there anyway to get an icon on the ribbon? In Word 2003 I could
just click on the icon for equation editor and I'd like to make it
that easy again because I am a math teacher and therefore use it
often.
"Mattas120" wrote:
Thanks for your very prompt help. I appreciate it.
"Bob Mathews" wrote:
You don't need to convert the document to Word 2007 docx format,
but neither can you use the "new" equation editor (aka, the OMML
equation editor). The same Equation Editor that's been included
with Office since Office version 2 is also in Word 2007. Some
people call this "Equation Editor"; others call it "Microsoft
Equation", but whatever you call it, it hasn't changed.
To access Equation Editor in Word 2007, whether in native or
compatibility mode, on the Text group of the Insert tab, click on
Object. The Insert Object dialog that pops up is similar to what
you've seen in earlier versions of Word. Select "Microsoft
Equation 3.0".
BTW, MathType 6 is also compatible with Office 2007 (and
earlier), and installs a MathType tab onto the Ribbon in both
Word and PowerPoint. For more information on MathType, and to
download a free 30-day evaluation, click the link in my
signature.
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On 28-Sep-2007, wrote:
I am working in 97-2003 compatibility mode in Word 2007 (in
a vista OS), and need to include equations in my documents.
'Equation' is disabled as incompatible, and Words only
suggestion is that I convert the document to straight 2007,
which I don't want to do. I am currently going back and forth
between word 2003 and 2007 to get the combination of features
I want. Is there any better work around for including
compatible equations into a document created in word 2007?
Thanks for any help.
Stefanie M