The second one is the Object Palette (click thumbnail below for a larger view). At the top there are tabs for various parts of the Toolbox. In Word 2008 for Mac (I think the previous version has this as well) open the Toolbox. See the download below for a cheat sheet with more shortcuts. Or a combination of the Option/Alt key and the Shift key (⇧).įor example, the division symbol (÷) is ⌥ and /. On the Mac, there are a few keyboard shortcuts by pressing and holding the Option/Alt key (⌥) whilst pressing another character on the keyboard. The multiplication symbol, for one, is not accessible by a keyboard shortcut. Unfortunately the Mac is not as nice as a Windows machine for inserting symbols using the keyboard (rather than the mouse) which I prefer as it’s quicker. As I’ve been a Mac user for a year, it’s time to make a similar post for Mac users. In that post, I gave shortcuts for inserting mathematical symbols into Word – the post was specific to the Windows version of Word.
My previous post, Maths symbols in Word is one of the most popular on this site. Please see the updated post Mathematical Symbols in Word for Mac for a screencast describing the current best method (in my opinion).Ĭreating a maths worksheet in Microsoft Word without using the proper symbols does not present well – I’m sure you’ve seen 2 * 2 = 4 or 2 × 2 = 4 rather than 2 × 2 = 4. Some of the methods in this article do not work in Microsot Word for Mac 2011.
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