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help please to get Equation editor available
Hello experts. I recently found that I do not have Equation editor 3.0
as the help file says I should have. I try to insert an object and the equation thing is not in the list. (I'm using Office 2000 Premium CD's I bought at the store). I went thru the Add Remove programs thing, and Equation editor is listed there. So I completely uninstalled (and lost EVERYTHING of course as all of MS updates do) and reinstalled. Same thing, no equation editor available. Can someone please give me a clue how to get this feature or perhaps tell me that it's just not available (no matter what MS says)? Thanks, Joe |
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When you reran setup, did you check the box for "Run from my computer" for
Equation Editor? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Joe" wrote in message ... Hello experts. I recently found that I do not have Equation editor 3.0 as the help file says I should have. I try to insert an object and the equation thing is not in the list. (I'm using Office 2000 Premium CD's I bought at the store). I went thru the Add Remove programs thing, and Equation editor is listed there. So I completely uninstalled (and lost EVERYTHING of course as all of MS updates do) and reinstalled. Same thing, no equation editor available. Can someone please give me a clue how to get this feature or perhaps tell me that it's just not available (no matter what MS says)? Thanks, Joe |
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Hi Joe,
First: You do NOT have to uninstall Office. That was a waste of time and energy. Here are the steps you need. - Restart the Add/Remove Programs thing, click on Microsoft Office 2000, and click the Change button. - Click the big button next to "Add or Remove Features". - In the tree diagram in the next page, expand the Office Tools item. - The third item down is Equation Editor. Click on the picture icon and select "Run from my computer" in the dropdown menu. - Click the Update Now button at the bottom right. Be prepared to insert the CD if/when the program asks for it. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:06:16 GMT, Joe wrote: Hello experts. I recently found that I do not have Equation editor 3.0 as the help file says I should have. I try to insert an object and the equation thing is not in the list. (I'm using Office 2000 Premium CD's I bought at the store). I went thru the Add Remove programs thing, and Equation editor is listed there. So I completely uninstalled (and lost EVERYTHING of course as all of MS updates do) and reinstalled. Same thing, no equation editor available. Can someone please give me a clue how to get this feature or perhaps tell me that it's just not available (no matter what MS says)? Thanks, Joe |
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Jay, thanks to you and Suzzane for helping me. I had almost got it right.
Could I please ask you one more question? I have bought and updated Office twice I believe. I'm tempted to get the latest version but the last two times everything I had was trashed when I did the update. I lost all macros, customizations, spelling dictionaries, document templates, everything. The last time I looked carefully for some instructions to perhaps avoid such a calamity but found nothing. Is losing everything just the cost of an update? It takes me 6 months to recover and I have been avoiding that. Thanks for your time. Joe Jay Freedman wrote: Hi Joe, First: You do NOT have to uninstall Office. That was a waste of time and energy. Here are the steps you need. - Restart the Add/Remove Programs thing, click on Microsoft Office 2000, and click the Change button. - Click the big button next to "Add or Remove Features". - In the tree diagram in the next page, expand the Office Tools item. - The third item down is Equation Editor. Click on the picture icon and select "Run from my computer" in the dropdown menu. - Click the Update Now button at the bottom right. Be prepared to insert the CD if/when the program asks for it. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:06:16 GMT, Joe wrote: Hello experts. I recently found that I do not have Equation editor 3.0 as the help file says I should have. I try to insert an object and the equation thing is not in the list. (I'm using Office 2000 Premium CD's I bought at the store). I went thru the Add Remove programs thing, and Equation editor is listed there. So I completely uninstalled (and lost EVERYTHING of course as all of MS updates do) and reinstalled. Same thing, no equation editor available. Can someone please give me a clue how to get this feature or perhaps tell me that it's just not available (no matter what MS says)? Thanks, Joe |
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Ordinarily if you install a new version of Word/Office over an existing one,
it is very respectful of your personal settings (I've never had them trashed). But, just to be on the safe side, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Joe" wrote in message ... Jay, thanks to you and Suzzane for helping me. I had almost got it right. Could I please ask you one more question? I have bought and updated Office twice I believe. I'm tempted to get the latest version but the last two times everything I had was trashed when I did the update. I lost all macros, customizations, spelling dictionaries, document templates, everything. The last time I looked carefully for some instructions to perhaps avoid such a calamity but found nothing. Is losing everything just the cost of an update? It takes me 6 months to recover and I have been avoiding that. Thanks for your time. Joe Jay Freedman wrote: Hi Joe, First: You do NOT have to uninstall Office. That was a waste of time and energy. Here are the steps you need. - Restart the Add/Remove Programs thing, click on Microsoft Office 2000, and click the Change button. - Click the big button next to "Add or Remove Features". - In the tree diagram in the next page, expand the Office Tools item. - The third item down is Equation Editor. Click on the picture icon and select "Run from my computer" in the dropdown menu. - Click the Update Now button at the bottom right. Be prepared to insert the CD if/when the program asks for it. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:06:16 GMT, Joe wrote: Hello experts. I recently found that I do not have Equation editor 3.0 as the help file says I should have. I try to insert an object and the equation thing is not in the list. (I'm using Office 2000 Premium CD's I bought at the store). I went thru the Add Remove programs thing, and Equation editor is listed there. So I completely uninstalled (and lost EVERYTHING of course as all of MS updates do) and reinstalled. Same thing, no equation editor available. Can someone please give me a clue how to get this feature or perhaps tell me that it's just not available (no matter what MS says)? Thanks, Joe |
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Suzanne, thanks for taking the time to help. The link is interesting and
it makes it understandable why nothing can be backed up -- the stuff is scattered all over the place and I can only locate some of the stuff (and some I can't even specify where it is stored). Near the bottom it mentions an exe that is supposed to do some kind of auto backup of my customizations for Word2000 but when I followed the link do download it, the link is dead. You say that ordinarily the new version over an old one is respectful -- it sure wasn't for me. But at least I've heard from someone who has been well treated and perhaps next time I do hazard an update, I'll be treated better. Thanks again for your help. Joe Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Ordinarily if you install a new version of Word/Office over an existing one, it is very respectful of your personal settings (I've never had them trashed). But, just to be on the safe side, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm |
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I'm not sure I see why you think that article "makes it understandable why
nothing can be backed up," as its purpose is to give specific instructions for backing everything up. It's not rocket science. When you installed a new version, did you install it over the old one or uninstall the old one first? Or install the new one in a separate folder? In any case, the most vital thing to back up is Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Joe" wrote in message ... Suzanne, thanks for taking the time to help. The link is interesting and it makes it understandable why nothing can be backed up -- the stuff is scattered all over the place and I can only locate some of the stuff (and some I can't even specify where it is stored). Near the bottom it mentions an exe that is supposed to do some kind of auto backup of my customizations for Word2000 but when I followed the link do download it, the link is dead. You say that ordinarily the new version over an old one is respectful -- it sure wasn't for me. But at least I've heard from someone who has been well treated and perhaps next time I do hazard an update, I'll be treated better. Thanks again for your help. Joe Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Ordinarily if you install a new version of Word/Office over an existing one, it is very respectful of your personal settings (I've never had them trashed). But, just to be on the safe side, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm |
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OK, I'll be sure to backup normal.dot but it isn't clear where it goes.
By the way I installed over the old one -- and it should have not trashed everything as it did. My reading of the article makes it very understandable (to me) why backing up is at best difficult because as the article says, the files are located all over the place. I know it's not rocket science. Further reading in the article links shows that each edition of Office puts these files in different places and one author (a MS guy) couldn't figure out where some of the things were stored. \ Thanks again for your help. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I'm not sure I see why you think that article "makes it understandable why nothing can be backed up," as its purpose is to give specific instructions for backing everything up. It's not rocket science. When you installed a new version, did you install it over the old one or uninstall the old one first? Or install the new one in a separate folder? In any case, the most vital thing to back up is Normal.dot. |
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The article at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm
gives instructions for finding Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Joe" wrote in message ... OK, I'll be sure to backup normal.dot but it isn't clear where it goes. By the way I installed over the old one -- and it should have not trashed everything as it did. My reading of the article makes it very understandable (to me) why backing up is at best difficult because as the article says, the files are located all over the place. I know it's not rocket science. Further reading in the article links shows that each edition of Office puts these files in different places and one author (a MS guy) couldn't figure out where some of the things were stored. \ Thanks again for your help. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I'm not sure I see why you think that article "makes it understandable why nothing can be backed up," as its purpose is to give specific instructions for backing everything up. It's not rocket science. When you installed a new version, did you install it over the old one or uninstall the old one first? Or install the new one in a separate folder? In any case, the most vital thing to back up is Normal.dot. |
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