Why equation is disabled in word 2010

I'm hoping I can hold out using the old equation field until equations using latex is a bit more established. My file is in compatibility mode.

I have solved the problem by converting the file. Tags equation editor Thread Tools. Other Forums: Access Forums. All times are GMT The time now is PM. Contact Us - Privacy Statement - Top. User Name. Remember Me? Many users become concerned when their equations are replaced with empty boxes or appear in gray-shaded boxes.

Double-clicking these boxes will launch MathType and display the equation, and the equations will print correctly, but the equations are not displayed properly in Microsoft Word. The Picture Placeholders option helps minimize the amount of computer resources required to display a page and helps Word scroll multiple pages faster on-screen.

So long as your computer does not have insufficient RAM, you can toggle this setting so the equations in your document display on-screen. Show older comments. MathWorks Support Team on 21 Feb Vote 0. When I double-click the block, it brings up a MS Word editor. I would like to embed equations in the Word document, but I find that the 'Equation' item under 'Insert' in the MS Word toolstrip has been grayed out. I have numerous equations in Word documents that I'd like to paste in the DocBlock document.

When I proceed to try and paste those equations in the DocBlock document, it gets pasted as an image and not an equation. I'd like to know how to insert equations into MS Word when editing a Docblock.

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