Inserting Equation Objects in Excel 2007

[Harlan Grove]

Inspired by the thread on formula editing in Word 2007, I thought I'd
check out what equation editing looked like in Excel 2007. Ribbon >
Insert > Object, selected Microsoft Equation 3.1, and Voilà, no more
@#$% ribbon! Just the same command bar-less worksheet view as in Excel
2003 with the floating formula symbol pallet. So much for the
permanence of the ribbon in the new UI. Now all that's needed is to
figure out if there's any way to get rid of it without having to edit
Automation objects.

 

[Harlan Grove]

Too late I figure out what's going on. When editing Automation objects,
Excel displays the Automation server's UI rather than Excel's own UI.
Thus the absence of the ribbon when editing Equation objects. So it may
just take writing a stub Automation server that allows using the Excel
worksheet like usual but provides a menu and toolbar UI. Something to
keep me busy this long weekend.

 

[Patrick Schmid]

It's not just the ribbon that isn't there.
Word is the only program that received the brand new equation editor in
2007. Excel & PPT e.g. still use the old one. Microsoft's recommendation
is to create an equation in Word and then copy & paste it into Excel/PPT
if you want to use the new equation editor. Unfortunately the equations
will become pictures when pasted.

Patrick Schmid