I fared much better just typing in the formula and letting the Equation Editor move things around. This how I started my first equation, which did me no favors. This gives you a text box with the words “Type equation here.” You’ll also notice two additional menu tabs on the Ribbon: Equation Tools, which becomes active, and Drawing Tools.Ĭlicking the Equation drop-down arrow will reveal several predefined equations that can be inserted as starting point for your equation. To enter an equation with the Equation Editor go to the Insert tab on the Ribbon, and click Equation. Having said that, advanced equations will take some time to figure out, but this editor should handle most anything you can throw at it. Playing around with these helped me understand how the Editor can manipulate simple equations. On the Equation Tools Ribbon are two helpful selections: Professional and Linear (shown below). The trick I learned was to just type the equation in and let the Editor do its thing in rearranging what you’re typing. The second time I tried creating an equation it got slightly easier, and the third time with the same equation (shown below) I seemed to almost get the hang of it. The Equation Editor in Excel 2010 is difficult to navigate at first. Here I’ll review the Excel 2010 version of Equation Editor first, then briefly compare Mathematical Equations in Google Docs, and come back to the Word 2011 version of Equation Editor. I didn’t find it in Excel 2011 for Mac, but ran across an article showing they put it inside Word 2011.

The Equation Editor is new in Excel 2010 and designed to create a mathematical equation as a graphical object.

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