power point 2007 equation editor, swhere are you???

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OK, so I was pretty excited to get a new laptop and use a newer version of MS
office. But, so far, powerpoint 2007 has been a bane to my existence. I
hate their toolbars and the fact that you can't open a file with an earlier
version of it unless you save it as an earlier version. But the last straw
has been that I CANNOT FIND THE FREAKIN EQUATION EDITOR!!! I'm a college
chemistry teacher, the equation editor is VITAL to my lectures....and I can't
find it. I have tried changing the installation features, but it says that
it was installed (it's listed under office tools). But, for the love of God,
I have tried looking everywhere to find it in this god forsaken program and
cannot locate it. There is no insert equation button in the toolbar all
commands menu where it has been in EVERY other version of power point. So, I
throw myself at the mercy of those who are tecnologically savvier (is that a
word?) than me. PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE THE NEW COMPUTER GETS HURLED OUT THE
WINDOW!!!!
 
Hi there

The new interface can be a bit daunting to start with but you'll get there
:-) I found the 'Where have all the commands gone?' spreadsheet invaluable:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC102128641033.aspx?pid=CT102130321033
Anyway, you need insert -> object -> microsoft equation 3.0

Hope that helps

Lucy

PS many scientists & maths types use MathType:
http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/

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How do I add the equation editor to the toolbar? I've been searching for
that icon for ever (and a day) and I cannot find it in any of the commands.
Thanks!
 
Angela,
You can find the equation editor using Insert - Text group - Object.
Or add it to the QAT, Office-button - PowerPoint options - Customize - All
commands - Insert object...
 
How do I add the equation editor to the toolbar? I've been
searching for that icon for ever (and a day) and I cannot find
it in any of the commands.
Click to expand...

You can't exactly add a button to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
to directly access Equation Editor. The best you can do is to add
one that will select the Insert > Object command, and you can
choose "Microsoft Equation 3.0" from the list each time.

Geetesh mentioned MathType. With MathType, you can add an icon to
the QAT if you want, but MathType will also install its own tab
onto the PowerPoint Ribbon. You can find out more about MathType
from the link in my signature (including downloading a 30-day
evaluation), as well as by reading Geetesh's review (link below).

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MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide
 
The way I do it:

I write my papers in LaTeX. I copy the equations (or theorems) one at a
time to a file to be processed by LaTeX. In the DVI file, I run dvips.
In the PS file, I run pstoedit (the paid version) to obtain an EMF file.
Since I installed all CM and AMS fonts in my computer (all postscript),
I got nice vector graphics. Drag and drop to PowerPoint. This has the
advantage that no typos are introduced between the equations in my
papers and the equations in the presentation. The biggest advantage is
that I equations can get mixed with text and they don't look awful.
Equation Editor is good, but is no match for LaTeX.

If only MS supported DVI files! My classmates are buying Macs because
they can paste PDF output from pdflatex to their presentations. I'm
sticking with my PC just because I already invested a lot of money in
software. But if this issue is not solved before I have to upgrade ...

++Hector C.

PS. The new Equation Editor claims to have LaTeX support. I'll give it a
spin. Hopefully, it uses CM fonts.
 
I write my papers in LaTeX. I copy the equations (or theorems)
one at a time to a file to be processed by LaTeX. [intermediate
steps deleted] Drag and drop to PowerPoint.
Click to expand...

There are a lot less steps involved by copying the LaTeX equation
and pasting it into MathType 6. With MathType 6, you can type
LaTeX (or TeX) directly into the MathType window and the
equation, expression, or whatever, is converted to a graphical
object when you press Enter. Likewise, if you have an existing
TeX or LaTeX document and you want to use the equations in PPT,
copy the equation from the document, open MT from PPT (MT6
installs its own tab on the PPT Ribbon), paste the copied
equation into MathType, and close the MT window. Your equation
will now appear in PPT.

More information about MathType 6 and a free 30-day evaluation at
the link in my signature.

--
Bob Mathews
Director of Training
Design Science, Inc.
bobm at dessci.com
http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news
FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType 5
MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide
 
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