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WebEQ Equation Editor: Edit and Insert Equations

You can access a MathML equation and make and save changes to it.

NOTE: Equations are never actually edited. Each time you access an equation and save changes made to it, a new equation is created and WebEQ Equation Editor assigns the equation a new id number. You will need to remove the reference to the original equation when the edited version has been inserted or viewers will see two equations: the original equation and the edited equation.

Step 1: From the Insert equation drop-down list, select the equation you want to edit and click the Go icon.

The Equation Editor screen appears.

Step 2: If you want to save your changes to the equation, you must change the title of the equation, which is used as the file name.

Step 3: The following options are available:

• To change the font size of the characters in your equation, from the Font size drop-down list, select a number.
   
• To increase the size of the edit area, click Enlarge Editor.

Step 4: Edit the equation by doing any of the following. Equations are created using templates, keyboard characters, and symbols. Templates are blank equation elements with empty slots (squares) for entering keyboard characters or symbols.

IMPORTANT: Do not enter spaces between templates, keyboard characters, or symbols, because spaces appear as boxes when displayed.

• To insert templates outside template slots:
  1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the template by clicking the edit area in the appropriate location.
  2. From the toolbar, click the icon that represents the template you want to insert. The template is inserted.
• To insert templates in template slots:
  1. Click the slot in which you want to insert the templates.
  2. From the toolbar, click the icon that represents the template you want to insert. The template is inserted.
• To enter keyboard characters outside template slots:
  1. Place the cursor where you want to enter keyboard characters by clicking the edit area in the appropriate location.
  2. Using the keyboard, enter the characters.
• To enter keyboard characters in template slots:
  1. Click the slot in which you want to enter the keyboard characters.
  2. Using the keyboard, enter the characters.
• To insert symbols outside template slots:
  1. Place the cursor where you want to insert symbols by clicking the edit area in the appropriate location.
  2. From the toolbar, click the Symbol Palette icon. The WebEQ Symbol Palette pop-up window appears.
  3. Click the symbols you want to insert. The symbols are inserted.
• To insert symbols in template slots:
  1. Click the slot in which you want to insert the symbols.
  2. From the toolbar, click the Symbol Palette icon. The WebEQ Symbol Palette pop-up window appears.
  3. Click the symbols you want to insert. The symbols are inserted.

Step 5: If you want to save the equation as a new MathML file in the My Files area of the Content Manager, click Save. The equation is saved.

Step 6: Click Insert. The equation is assigned a new id and the screen from which you came appears with the edited equation at the end of all text in the text box.

Step 7: If you want to delete the original equation, locate the equation string in the text box, select the string, and press Backspace or Delete on your keyboard.

For example:

If the original equation string was {Equation:id=1, title=eqn_1} and the edited version was {Equation:id=2, title=eqn_1}, select {Equation:id=1, title=eqn_1} and press Backspace or Delete on your keyboard.

If you have any further questions, please contact us for support. Thank you.

- WebCampus Support