Need help to insert equations among text in Powerpoint 2007

[pam]

I'm trying to prepare a Powerpoint 2007 presentation and need to insert
equation among the text. I understand how to insert an object and create my
equation, but how do I complete a text paragraph with potions of an equation
in it and ensure they all align corrrectly?

Thank you in advance for your help

 

[Emma Bannister]

Hi Pam,

You can insert symbols as text. click on the insert tab of the ribbon and
select symbol - I would then choose (normal text) as the font.
this offers you a large range of mathematical symbols such as equal signs/
fractions and all other symbols that would make up an equation.

I would then use the tab settings to align them evenly within the text.

I hope this helps.

 

[Bob Mathews]

If you're typing text in the slide placeholder (i.e., the place where
you normally type text on the slide), you can't align text with
equations in the way that you can do it in Word. It's not Equation
Editor's fault, and you're not doing anything wrong; it's just the way
PowerPoint is designed. You can't "wrap" text with any type of object
-- clip art, picture, equation, chart, etc.

You already indicated you know how to create an equation, so that's a
start. The only way to wrap the text and equation together is to
create both in Equation Editor. We have an article on our website
about using MathType witih PowerPoint, but much of it applies to
Equation Editor as well. The end of the page discusses creating text
and equation together. These techniques apply equally to both Equation
Editor and MathType.
http://www.dessci.com/en/support/mathtype/workswith/powerpoint.htm

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Bob Mathews
Director of Training
Design Science, Inc.
bobm at dessci.com
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