Is it by any chance possible to modify
this very simple equation without me having to retype it all over again?
URL:
http://i.imgur.com/Nyi9GoO.png I just want to extend the radical sign so that it rests on top of the whole thing on the right side of the equation sign, and I want the second term to be squared, so I would like to see an exponent of 2 there.
The problem is, there appears to be no control over the radical sign. Once you made your pick you can't go back and tell it that the whole thing has to be enclosed within the radical sign.
And as for the exponentiation, the problem here is that when I place the marker to the right of the last closing parenthesis (which is where I want it) and go to Script menu and pick the appropriate superscript option, it adds not one but two empty boxes. So it asks me to enter my base and my exponent. But I already have the base! I just want to exponentiate it. Where's the option for that?...
You see why I have to retype it all over again?
I think this new equation input in Word is much better than the old methods, and it is very intuitively laid out. But the control over the structure is not very good. It would seem that one has to take a step back and think it through carefully and take into consideration the order in which the equation is entered. Because order in which you enter the information does matter, because there's no good way of reverting back and making mdoficiations to it. So if you don't want to retype everything all over again you would have to think about what element you want to start with first and where you put your parentheses.
Am I under the wrong impression here?
I work with good old Latex when I have to input mathematical equations. It's more tedious but it allows me to do whatever I want to. I just thought I would give the built-in equation editor in Word a try. My first impressions are not very good.