Applies ToWord for the web

Not in Word for the web, though you’ll see equations that are already in your document. If you have the desktop version of Word, that’s where you can add or edit mathematical equations.

To open your document in the desktop version of Word, click Open in Word.

Image of the Open in Desktop App command

Then follow the instructions in Write an equation or formula

When you save the document and reopen it in Word for the web, you’ll see the changes you made.

If you don’t have the desktop version of Word, you can try it or buy it in the latest version of Office now.

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