Menu
I use the adobe indesign cs 6 or cc in windows operating system, how can create a math and chemistry equation in adobe indesign cs6 or cc upgrade version, i can't create a equation.I want a equation in the middle,right,left of text in my document in default size and format.
The short answer is you need to buy a new font. Out of the box, Office 2010 and 2013 have only Cambria with all of the math characters that are needed for the Equation Editor. You can verify this is also your circumstance by clicking expand link at the bottom right of the TOOLS box in the EQUATION EDITOR DESIGN tab (see the screen shot to the right) After some considerable effort, I have still not found a compatible font so I have posted this with Microsoft Partner Support and after some back and forth, this is what they said: Cambria Math is the only supported font that can be used in Equation Editor in Word 2013 for the time being.
Anyway, the DEFAULT FONT is a drop down box and it will have alternates after some improvements are made by the developing team. A slightly longer answer is the work around of forcing your equation to “NORMAL TEXT” (see the screen shot to the right). The tells Word that you you are not writing math, just normal text which will then allow you to change the font at will.
The risk here is that you will lose characters because they don’t exist in your new font (say Arial). To use the “new” equation editor, you need a font that contains the appropriate OpenType Math features. On Windows this should just be a case of right-clicking the font in Explorer and selecting “Install”, or dragging it into the Fonts folder. I quite like the new EE although it is not without its quirks, such as when you choose a template it doesn’t put the cursor inside it so you can type right away, but right after it. I’m sure you could still access the original equation editor (although it’s missing on my Office 365) via the Insert » Object » Microsoft Equation 3.0.
There is a way, but it requires to manually modify the registry. Download one of the following fonts and install them: XITS Math: Latin Modern Math: Asana Math: Open the registry with “regedit.exe” and change the following values: BE SUPER CAREFUL!!!
HKEYCURRENTUSER Software Microsoft Office 15.0 Common MathFonts “Cambria Math”=dword:00000001 “XITS Math”=dword:00000001 “Latin Modern Math”=dword:00000001 “Asana Math”=dword:00000001 Finally, do the steps shown on this webpage. There will be more than a single option.
Option 1: If you have the Lucida Sans Unicode font installed (check the font list in Word) you are in luck. When you want to insert a symbol, click on the Insert menu and choose Symbol. In the font box select Lucida Sans Unicode. You will see a very rich selection of specialized characters available for use in Mathematical Operators. Here are a few that might be useful.
⇌ equilibrium symbol code no. 21CC ¯ anion charge 00AF ° degree symbol 00b0 ℃ degrees Celsius 2103 √ radical 221A → reaction arrow 2192 ∆ increment 2206 ≈ is approximately equal to 2248 Now, here is an even easier way to get the equilibrium symbol. With the cursor at the insertion point where you want the symbol to appear, type 21cc, then press ALT and X simultaneously.
If you have the Lucida Sans Unicode font available, this will type the equilibrium symbol without going to the insert symbol menu. This method will work with any of the symbols above, substituting the appropriate code before typing ALT+X. Option 2: For MS Word 2007/2010/2013: use the equation feature, designed for math, but works okay for chemistry. Go to the insert tab. Click on the equation button on the far right. Here are also shortcut commands to render most common things. For example, underscore creates a subscript and a caret ^ creates a super script.
You have access to a wide range of arrows from a pull down menu, but - will give you a simple right arrow (although it is not very long). To get a long arrow, click on the operator button and choose the arrow with the word 'yields' written over it under common operator structures. Click on the word 'yields' and replace it with as many spaces as you need to create an arrow of whatever length you want. Finally, finish your equation. For older versions of MS Word, go to the insert menu and click on equation, which launches the Equation Editor Program (you can also find this program on your computer by searching for eqnedt.exe), which gives you the same ability to create equations.