🎓✅ How to write formulas and equations in Microsoft Words (2026)
Writing formulas and equations in Microsoft words using two methods: (1) Equation editor toolbox and (2) Ink Equation
Dr Saeed Pahlevan Sharif
Faculty of Business and Law
Taylor's University, Malaysia
Insert an equation with Equation Editor
1. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Object.
2. In the Object dialog box, click the Create New tab.
3. In the Object type box, click Microsoft Equation 3.0, and then click OK.
4. Use the symbols, templates, or frameworks on the Equation toolbar to edit the equation.
In Word, Excel, or Outlook, to return to your document, click anywhere in the document.
In PowerPoint, to return to the presentation, in Equation Editor, on the File menu, click Exit and Return to Presentation.
Edit an equation in Equation Editor
If you used Equation Editor to insert an equation, you can also edit that equation in Equation Editor.
1. Double-click the equation object that you want to edit.
2. Use the symbols, templates, or frameworks on the Equation toolbar to edit the equation.
3. In Word, Excel, or Outlook, to return to your document, click anywhere in the document.
In PowerPoint, to return to the presentation, in Equation Editor, on the File menu, click Exit and Return to Presentation.