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MS Equation 3.0 Keyboard Shortcuts
For more information on keyboard shortcuts, see MS Equation help – keyboard shortcuts.
For more MS Equation tips and tricks, see http://www.mathtype.com/en/products/ee/ee_tips.htm
Accessing the Equation Editor toolbar using keys
To Press
Move to toolbar F2
Display a palette UP OR DOWN ARROW
Select a palette item UP, DOWN, LEFT, OR RIGHT ARROW
Move to the next or LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW
previous palette
Insert selected palette item ENTER
Positioning the insertion point in an equation using keys
Pressing Moves the insertion point
TAB To the end of the slot. If the insertion point is at the end of a slot, it
moves to the next logical slot.
SHIFT+TAB To the end of the previous slot.
RIGHT ARROW Right one unit within the current slot or template.
LEFT ARROW Left one unit within the current slot or template.
UP ARROW Up one line.
DOWN ARROW Down one line.
HOME To the beginning of the current slot.
END To the end of the current slot.
Note: To insert a tab character in a slot, press CTRL+TAB.
Inserting symbols in an equation using keys
Many symbols can be inserted using a CTRL+K, character sequence.
To insert Press CTRL+K, followed by
Infinity I
Arrow A
Derivative (partial) D
Less than or equal to <
Greater than or equal to >
Times T
Element of E
Not an element of SHIFT+E
Contained in C
Not contained in SHIFT+C
All of these symbols are characters from the Symbol font, so they can also be inserted by using their
ALT key character codes. To insert Greek letters, press Ctrl+G, followed by a letter key.
