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yourself by highlighting the text and choosing one of the options shown below. You can make changes to the default sizes
yourself by changing the equation preferences.
The Size menu has the following options:
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Full - This is the default size for text and symbols keyed in the “main” or primary slot (default of 11 pt).
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Subscript/superscript - This is the default size for superscripts, subscripts, limits, reduced fractions, and arrow labels
(default of 7 pt).
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Small subscript/superscript - This is the default size for superscripts, subscripts, limits, reduced fractions, and arrow
labels applied to parts of the equation which were already subscript (default of 5 pt). This is the smallest size that the
equation editor will automatically use.
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Symbol - This is the default size for the symbol used in summation templates, integral templates, and product/set
theory templates (default of 18 pt).
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Small Symbol - This is the default size for the symbol used in summation templates, integral templates, and
product/set theory templates in parts of the equation which were already subscript (default of 11 pt).
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Other size - With this option you can set the size of any character or symbol in the equation directly. Allowable sizes
range from 4-99 pt.
Creating an Equation
1 Position the cursor where you want the equation to appear in the question or narrative.
2 Click Insert from the menu bar and select Equation.
The Equation Editor window opens. You will see a flashing cursor in a dotted box.
The box represents a slot. An equation is composed of one or more slots which contain numbers and mathematical
symbols. Although the simplest of equations, like the one introduced above, might contain only one slot, most equations
contain multiple slots which, when arranged by the equation editor, form an equation.
There are two toolbars across the top of the screen. The topmost toolbar (as presented below) shows a variety of
operators, mathematical symbols, Greek characters, and character accents.
Under the symbol toolbar, you can see the template toolbar (as shown below). A template is used to arrange slots to
form parts of a mathematical equation. One such template would represent a stacked fraction, where one slot would
contain the numerator, one slot would contain the denominator, and there would be a fraction line in between the two
slots.
In addition to the toolbars, you can use the Zoom, Alignment, Style, and Size menus to manipulate elements of the
equation.
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