bettyandbob Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 anyone use this program for a high school math student to type their answers and steps to problems. It's supposed to be much better than an equation editor. ds needs to show each step, he cannot write and he's in calculus. I'm going to cross post this on special needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilary in MI Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Dh just started using Microsoft Word to type problems for his geometry students. I found advice on use at The Math Forum @Drexel (we were having trouble making the line arrow directly over letters). People are using Word, Math Type and Equation Editor, so you may find some opinions/comparisons on that site. Here's the link: http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=970902&tstart=285 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I have MathType. It is not that significantly different than Equation Editor. Basically, Equation Editor is the no-frills version & MathType has more features. I needed MathType when designing an internet course so I could change the color of equations. In more recent years, there are some symbols that aren't in EE so I bought MathType. I have not found it to be easier or faster to use. I'd think in that case, LaTex may be better, but I think it has a pretty steep learning curve. One thing that will help with using EE is to learn the keyboard shortcuts. Do a search in Word's help... I'd set it up so I reassigned the key <Alt> "E" to open an equation. <Ctrl H> does an exponent, <Ctrl F> sets up a fraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I'd far rather download something like TeXniccenter and learn that instead -- it's more keyboard friendly, less hunting for buttons and once you get started it takes a LOT less time than equation editor. Furthermore, the version I downloaded had buttons LIKE equation editor if you forgot the command for something -- so you could start with the buttons and gradually learn the commands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Just throwing this out there in case it might help: Getting Started with Writing Documents in LaTeX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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