In word 2007 how can I enter a square root symbol. Not in Symbol

[Eric Hasper]

I can't find the square root sign in the symbol section. I see it in the
equation section as part of the quadratic equation but I don't know how to
add the symbol to my own equation.

 

[grammatim]

If you just want the radical sign (the check-mark), it's at Unicode
221A. Place your cursor where you want it to appear and type 221a Alt-
x. If it appears, see what font it's in. If it doesn't appear at all,
that means you don't have any font installed that includes that
character. (But if you can type a quadratic equation with the equation
editor, then it's in there somewhere.)

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Eric,

If you're looking to add either the Square Root/ Radical symbol, or a Square Root equation structure within a Word 2007 equation
object you can do it in several ways.

If you add a blank equation to your document via:
Alt=
or
double Click on the 'Equation' button under Insert=>Equation
or
Insert=>Equation=>Insert New Equation

You can use then the 'Radicals' button on
Equation Tools=>Design=Structures
to Insert an empty Square Root structure

or, under
Equation Tools=>Design=>Symbols
scroll to 'Basic Math'
and choose just the Radical symbol

or, you can use the Math Autocorrect shorthand of typing in your equation
\sqrt
followed by a space or punctuation.

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I can't find the square root sign in the symbol section. I see it in the
equation section as part of the quadratic equation but I don't know how to
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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