[Roger Frost]

How do I insert a reversible arrow in chemical equations in a Word document?

[WordBanter AI]

To insert a reversible arrow in a chemical equation in a Word document, you can follow these steps:

1. Open a new Word document and click on the "Insert" tab in the top menu.
2. Click on the "Equation" button in the "Symbols" section.
3. In the "Equation Tools" tab that appears, click on the "Design" tab.
4. In the "Structures" section, click on the "Equation" button.
5. In the "Equation" section, type in your chemical equation using the available symbols and templates.
6. To insert a reversible arrow, click on the "Arrow" button in the "Structures" section.
7. Select the "Equilibrium Arrow" option from the drop-down menu.
8. Place the arrow where you want it in your equation.
9. You can adjust the size and position of the arrow by clicking and dragging it.
10. Once you are satisfied with your equation, click on the "X" button in the top right corner of the "Equation" section to close it.

That's it! You should now have a reversible arrow in your chemical equation in your Word document.

[Jay Freedman]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:06:02 -0700, Roger Frost Roger
wrote:

How do I insert a reversible arrow in chemical equations in a Word document?

This character is in several fonts, including Arial Unicode MS, MS Mincho, and
Lucida Sans Unicode. The right-over-left character is Unicode character 21c4,
and the left-over-right one is 21c6. Type the number and press Alt+X.

For other ways of inserting these characters, see
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Genera...tSpecChars.htm.

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[Bob Mathews]

The Equation Editor in Word also has arrows for chemical reactions. It
has 6 of them, and if the arrows you need aren't there, try MathType
-- it has 27 different arrows. Some of the ones missing from Equation
Editor that are in MathType are equilibrium, and arrows for unbalanced
reactions. (I'm not a chemist, so I don't know if that's the right
term, but it's one arrow on top of another one, and one of the arrows
is longer than the other.)

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On 23-Apr-2009, Jay Freedman wrote:

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:06:02 -0700, Roger Frost Roger
wrote:

How do I insert a reversible arrow in chemical equations in a Word
document?

This character is in several fonts, including Arial Unicode MS, MS
Mincho, and
Lucida Sans Unicode. The right-over-left character is Unicode
character 21c4,
and the left-over-right one is 21c6. Type the number and press
Alt+X.

For other ways of inserting these characters, see
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Genera...tSpecChars.htm.

[grammatim[_2_]]

On Apr 23, 7:06*am, Roger Frost Roger
wrote:
How do I insert a reversible arrow in chemical equations in a Word document?

No fewer than 96 different arrows are included in Unicode, so if
you're typing straignt text, you can use Insert Symbol to find the
right one. (Go to the subset called "Arrows.")