Where is Equation Editor?

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Microsoft Office Word includes built-in support for writing and changing equations. However, if you wrote an equation by using Microsoft Equation 3.0 in a previous version of Word, you need to use Equation 3.0 to change that equation.

For information about writing equations in Office Word, see Write or insert an equation.

Change an equation that was created with Equation 3.0

1. Double-click the equation that you want to edit.
2. Make the changes that you want.

To get help in Equation Editor, click Equation Editor Help Topics on the Help menu.

Use the Office Word features

When you open a document that contains an equation that was written in a previous version of Word, you cannot use the built-in support for writing and changing equations unless you convert your document to Office Word. To convert your document, do the following:

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Convert.
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save.

Note If you convert your document and save it as an Office Word file, you will not be able to use previous versions of Word to change any equations in the document.