How do I add math symbols into word?

Question

for example - to the fourth power, or to the negative fifth power.

Answer 1

You can enter pretty much any math symbol you want, including matrices and other complex looking stuff that you can't normally type, without having to use fancy tricks related to adjusting the font. Go to insert -> object. A menu should appear. Select Microsoft Equation 3.0 (or whichever version comes with your version of Word). Then a tool bar should appear giving you various choices of what to input. Experiment around a little. Note that after you've created your equation (or other math symbol) it becomes an apporpriately sized picture in the document, so you can't edit it the normal way. To edit your math object, right click on it, and go to "edit object" (or something like that, I don't quite remember because the computer I'm using now doesn't have Office.)

Answer 2

In order to do the exponent type in the number, use the ^ then type in your exponent. Highlight this "power", select font and check "superscript".

Math symbols are a different thing. As you've already been informed use the "insert" function on the toolbar and select whatever symbol you want to use. If you are using a symbol a bunch of times you can assign a "hot key" pattern to it.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Try using power point or visio for those wierd symbols! Have you looked under insert > symbols and changed the types? Sometimes in the Times New roman or Arial those symbols will appear. Good luck!

Answer 4

Insert>symbol

Set font to "Normal Text"

Answer 5

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How do I add math symbols into word?
for example - to the fourth power, or to the negative fifth power.

Answer 6

Type in the letter or number you want to show up. Select it. Then go to Format, drop the menu down, select Font. In the font window there's a series of boxes you can check/uncheck - you want either subscript (makes it tiny and to the bottom right of normal sized font) or superscript (makes it tiny and to the above left of the normal sized font)

Answer 7

go into the Font menu and choose "superscript" -- that'll put whatever has been highlighted or anything typed after the change above the general font location.

Answer 8

Go to Format: Font and then select superscript. . .