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Explain it better with equations
If presenting material that contains equations is part
of your job, you know that creating and formatting
equations can be cumbersome because they can
include symbols, characters, and shapes that are not
found on a standard keyboard and would take
significant time to draw by hand. The Equation Editor,
which is a program that comes with PowerPoint,
eases the creation and editing of equations.
Although Word 2007 includes an enhanced tool for
creating equations, that tool is not available in
PowerPoint. However, PowerPoint does support the
Equation Editor, which enables you to insert Equation
Editor objects into your slides.
The Equation Editor enables you to type formulas or
parts of formulas from samples that look like the
equation you seek to create and to easily insert
equation-specific symbols and characters. These
range from mathematical operators to logical
symbols to uppercase and lowercase Greek letters.
You can choose from templates for fences, fractions,
radicals, subscripts, superscripts, summations,
integrals, underbars, overbars, and more.
1 Navigate to the slide in which
you want to insert the equation.
2 Click the Insert tab.
3 Click Object.
The Insert Object dialog box
appears.
4 Click Microsoft Equation 3.0.
5 Click OK.
The Equation Editor
window appears.
6 Type your equation.
7 Click File.
8 Click Exit and Return
to Document, where
Document is the name
of your PowerPoint
presentation.
PowerPoint adds the equation to the slide.
Customize It!
PowerPoint usually inserts
an Equation Editor object in
a frame that is too small to
read the equation properly.
Click and drag the corners
and sides of the object to
enlarge it enough to make
the equation readable.
Did You Know?
After you insert an Equation
Editor object, you may
discover an error or you may
want to make changes to
the equation. To edit an
equation, double-click the
Equation Editor object. The
Equation Editor window
opens with the equation
ready for updating.
Caution!
You cannot change the
Equation Editor’s black font,
so you won’t be able to see
the equation if your slide
uses a black background.
Create a rectangle with a
light color and place the
equation on top of it.
