word 2010 for mathematics teachers and students

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GerritStols

Word 2010 for Mathematics

Teachers & Students

Formoreinfoanddownloadsgoto:

http://schoolmaths.com


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CCCoonntteennttIntroduction and Overview .......... 11. Equations .. 4

2.Symbols .. 83. Typing mathematics . 10

4. Graphs and figures . 125. Tables ..... 166. Statistical charts ... 18

7.Formatting a mathematics test .... 228. Create mind maps with SmartArt ....... 259. Solve equations and simplify expressions ..... 27

10.Generate worksheets in seconds ...... 2911.Inking and handwriting in Word . ...... 31

Appendix A: AutoCorrect commands .... 26


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IIInnttrroodduucctt iioonnWord2010hasanadvancedmathematicseditingtoolthathasahighleveloftypographicquality.TheMicrosoftMathAddinforMicrosoftOfficeWord2010makesiteasytosolveandsimplifyequationsandtocreategraphs.Ifyouareateacherorstudent,youcanbuyMicrosoftOfficefora

veryreasonableprice(R800)fromMakro,IncredibleConnection,andmanyothers.Itincludes

Word,Excel,PowerPoint,andOutlook.

WhatcanamathematicsteacherorlearnerdowithWord?

Typeequationsandformulae:

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Drawgraphsandfigures:

Usetables:

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Drawstatisticalgraphsandcharts:

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UseshortcutkeysandAutoCorrectcommandstotypefastandeffectively:

Word will replace x2 with

Word will replace x3 with Word will replace \doubleR with Word will replace A\hatwith

CreatemindmapsusingSmartArt

Wordcansolveequationsandsimplifyexpressions:

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DrawgraphsinWord: 2 4 2

Typingandformattingtests

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(12)

2. (12)

Generateworksheetsandtheiranswerswithaclickofabutton.

TabletPC: WriteinWordusingdigtalink(thiscanreplaceexpensiveInteractivewhiteboards). Itwill

enabletosaveyourentirelessonasapdffile.


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EEqquuaattiioonnssIfyouwanttosetaMathsorScienceexamsorcomplileaworksheetyouwilldefinitelyneedtheequationfunctionalityinWord2010.Itmakesiteasytoinsertprofessionallyformatedformulasintoyourdocument.

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Itissoeasytouseitwillgreatlyimproveyouroverallproductivity.Thissectionwillexplainwheretofindthesetoolsandillustrateusingexampleshowtouseit.

Inyourdocument,clickwhereyouwanttoinserttheequation.

OntheInserttab,clicktheEquationbutton.

TIP:

IfyouwanttouseasavedequationclickonEquation(atthebottomofthebutton).

Ifyouwanttocompileanewequationclickon(atthetopofthebutton).

Agalleryappearsonthetopandanequationboxappearsinthedocument.

SelecttheEquationToolsdesigntabandusethetoolsontherighthandsideofthegalleryto

compilethestructureoftheformula,and

usethekeyboardandthesymbolsintheleftofthegallerytotypetheformula.

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Example(method1):Type Inyourdocument,clickwhereyouwanttoinserttheequation.

OntheInserttab,clickonthebottompartoftheEquationbutton.

Inthedropdownmenuthatappears,scrolldownandclicktheQuadraticEquation.

Wordwillinserttheequationinthecentreofthetextline.

TIP:

Itispossibletochangetheequationtobeinlinewiththetext:Clickontheequation,clickthe

arrowatthebottomrightofthebox,andchooseChangetoInline.

Theequationwilllookasfollows:


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OntheInserttab,clickontheontheEquationbutton.

Usethekeyboardtotypex=

SelecttheEquationToolsdesigntabandclick

theFractionbuttonfromtheStructuralTools

andclicktheStackedFraction.

Selectthenumerator

Typeb,andclickthefromthesymbolgallery.

ClicktheRadicalbuttonfromtheStructuralToolsand

selecttheSquareRoot.

Selectthesquareundertherootsign:ClicktheScript

buttonfromtheStructuralToolsandselectthe

Superscript.

Usethekeyboardtotypebandclickontheexponentandtype2.

Presstheforwardarrowonthekeyboardtomoveaspaceforward(getoutofsuperscriptmode)

andtype4ac

Selectthedenominatorandtype2a.

Theresultis:


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OntheInserttab,clickontheontheEquationbutton.

Usethekeyboardtotype ^2 4/2. Selecttheequation,clickthearrowatthebottomrightofthebox,andchooseProfessionalfrom

thenewmenu.

Theformatoftheequationwillchange:

TIP:Shortcut(LaText)commands

YoucanalsouseMathAutoCorrect(LaText)commandsdirectlyintheequationbox.

SeeAppendixAformoreshortcutcommands.

E.g.\doubleRwillproduceE.g.\gammawillproduce

E.g.\scriptxwillproduceE.g.A\hatwillproduce

TIP:SavingEquations

Aftertypinganequationyoufrequentlyuse,youcansaveitanditwillinfutureappearinthe

galleryofequations.

Fromhere,youcanselectandinsertthesavedequationsintoyourdocument.


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SSyymmbboollssMathematicsteachersoftenusespecialmathematicalsymbols,fore.g.,,,,,,,,,AlthoughitispossibletoaddsymbolsifyouareusinganEquationBox,itisalsopossibletouse

symbolsdirectlyinyourdocument(notintheEquationBox).Thissectionwillexplaintwodifferent

ways,firstlybyselectingsymbolsfromthesymbolgallery,andsecondlyusingMathAutoCorrect

(LaText)commandsdirectlyinyourdocument.

OntheInserttab,clicktheSymbolbutton.

Selectthedesiredsymbolfromthegallery(recentlyused).IfthedesiredsymboldoesnotappearclicktheMoreSymbolsbutton.Amenuwillappearwhichshowssomeofthesymbolsthatyourecentlyused.IntheFontdropdownmenuchoosesymbol,thenchooseasymbolfromthegallery,andclicktheInsertbutton.

TIP: Ifyouaregoingtouseasymbolveryoften,itmightsavetimebycreatingashortcutforthesymbol.Sayforexamplethatyouneedtotypethesymbolveryoften.

Followsteps1and2,thenselect.ClicktheShortcutKeybuttonandchooseashortcutkey,

e.g.Ctrl+A

ClickAssignbuttonandClosethewindow.

Infuture,ifyouneedasymbolsjusttypeCtrl+a

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Palettesavailable


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MMaatthhssttyyppiinnggWeoftenrepeatedlytypethesamename,phrase,orequation.Awaytosavetimeistoassignanametoit.EverytimeyoutypethisnameWordwillreplaceitwiththepropertextorequation.ThisAutocorrectfeaturewillgreatlyimproveyouroverallproductivity.InthisexampleIamgoingtoaskWordtoreplaceUPwithUniversityofPretoriaeverytimeItypeUP.

Typethenameorequation,e.g.UniversityofPretoria

Usethemouseanddragittohighlightorselectthename:UniversityofPretoria

OntheFiletab,clicktheOptionbutton.

ClicktheProofingbuttonandthentheAutoCorrectOptionbutton.

SelecttheAutoCorrecttabandtypeUPintheReplacetextbox.C

ClicktheAddbuttonandthentheOKbutton.

WheneveryouwanttotypeUniversityofPretoria,youcan

justtypeUP.

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TIP: InsteadofusingtheUniversityofPretoria,youcanuseanymathematicalexpression.E.g.Usex2foracodefor

TIP: YoucanalsouseLaTexcommandswhenthecursorisinanequation.E.g.Ifyoutype\alpha,Wordautomaticallyinsertsthe symbol.BUTyoucanalsouseMathAutoCorrect(LaText)

commandsalsooutsideanequationbox.ItishoweverimportanttoenablethefeatureinWord.Thedefaultsettingdoesnotallowyoutodoit.

Followthesestepstoenablethisfeature:

OntheFiletab,clicktheOptionbutton.

ClicktheProofingbuttonandthentheAutoCorrectOptionbutton.

SelecttheMathAutoCorrecttabandchecktheUseMathAutoCorrectrulesoutsideofmathregionsbox,andclicktheOKbutton.

Youcancreateandaddyourown

commandoryoucanusetheexisting

commands.SeeAppendixAformore

shortcutcommands.

E.g.\doubleRwillproduceE.g.\gammawillproduce

E.g.\scriptxwillproduceE.g.A\hatwillproduce


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GGrraapphhssYoucandrawgraphs,parabolas,hyperbolas,cubesYourownimaginationisthelimitation,notthegraphingposibiliesofWord.Herearetwoexamplesofconstructions,whichweredoneinWord.

OntheInserttab,clicktheShapesbutton.

Selecttherequiredshapefromthegallery.

Inyourdocument,clickwhereyouwanttoinserttheshape.

Usethemousetodragtheshapetotherequiredsize( )andorientation( ).

SelecttheDrawingToolsdesigntabandclicktheFormatbutton.Youcanusethemenusonthistoolbartochangethepropertiesoftheshape.

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Shapesmenu:


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Example:theconstructionofaparabolaonacoordinatesystem. OntheInserttab,clicktheShapesbuttonandfromtheLinesinthegallerychooseDoubleArrow.

Clickonstartingpointandclickagainonendpointofline.

TIP:PressandholddowntheShiftkeyduringtheconstructionofthelinetodrawaperfectverticalorhorizontalline.

Drawtheyaxisbyrepeatingstep2.

OntheInserttab,clicktheShapesbutton,andselect

theCurve

fromtheLinesmenu.

Clickonstartingpoint,clickontheturningpoint,andclickagainonendpointoftheparabola.

Toaddarrows:clickonShapeOutline,select

ArrowsandchoosetheArrowstyle3.

Namethexaxis OntheInserttab,clicktheShapesbuttonandselectTextBoxtheBasicShapescategory. Inyourdocument,clickwhereyouwanttoinsertthetextbox,anddragtothedesiredsize. Clickonthetextboxandtypex

o Removetheborderlineandwhiteshading:clickontheboxo FromtheShapeFillmenuchooseNoFillo FromtheShapeOutlinemenuchooseNoOutline

Repeattheprevioussteptonametheyaxis.

Double

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Example:theconstructionofacyclicquadrilateral. OntheInserttab,clicktheShapesbuttonandfromtheBasicShapeschoosetheoval.

Clickinthedocumentpagewhereyouwantthecentreof

thecircleBUTkeepintheleftmousebuttonanddragthe

circletoarequiredsizewhileholdingdowntheShiftand

CTRLkeyssimultaneously.

To

remove

the

white

fill

colour

in

the

circle

(even

if

you

cannot

see

it)

select

the

circle

or

the

DrawingToolsdesigntabandclicktheShapeFillandchooseNoFill.

Tochangetheoutlinecolourofthecircle,selectthecircleandthe

DrawingToolsdesigntabandclicktheShapeOutlineandchooseacolour.

OntheInserttab,clicktheShapesbutton,andselecttheFreeformfrom

the

Lines

menu.

Clickonthefourverticesofthecyclicquadrilateral.Clickagainon

startingpointofthecyclicquadtoendthisprocerss.

Doubleclickthequadrilateral,andchooseEditPointsfromtheEditshape

menu.Dragtheverticestocoincidewiththecircle.

TIP:Whenconstructionacircle:

HoldingdowntheCTRLkeywillenlargethecirclefromthecentreoutward.

Holdingdowntheshiftkeywillensurethecreationofaperfectcircle(notanoval).

Donot

release

Release

Holding

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Shift&Ctrl


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TTaabblleessWordmakesiteasytoaddandformattables.Itispossibletocreateanytablethatyoucanimagine.Itisalsopossibletocreateatableanduseittoformatapageofanexamortestpaper.Inthissection,youwilllearnhowtocreateandformatatable.

Inyourdocument,clickwhereyouwanttoinsertthetable.

OntheInserttab,clicktheTablebutton.

Anewmenuwillappears.Youcanchoosethedimensionsofthenewtablebymovingthemouse.Forexample,ifIwanttoinsertatablewith5columnsand3rows:

Typewhateveryouwantintothecells.0 '5

OntheTableToolsdesigntabselectoneofthetableformatsfromthepalette.

Youcanmakechangesthataremoreadvancedtothetableclickinthetableandrightclicktheupperleftcorner.Anewmenuwillsapear.

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Example:drawingacomplextable

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OntheInserttab,clicktheTablebuttonandselecta4x4table.

ClickanywhereinthetableandontheTableToolsdesigntabclicktheEraserbuttonanduseitto

erasealltheunwantedlinesinthetable:

Typewhatisneededintothecells:

\doubleR

\doubleQ \doubleQ'

\doubleZ

\doubleN

Selectthetableandrightclick,thenselectAutoFitandAutoFittoContents.

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Selectthetableandrightclick,fromthenewmenuchooseAlignCentre.

Selectappropriateshadings,PenColor,andlinewidthforthefinalformattingofthetableontheTableToolsdesigntab.


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SSttaattiissttiiccaall CChhaarrttssInthissection,youwilllearnhowtodrawstatisticalgraphsanddiagrams.Weknowthatapictureisworthathousandwords.MicrosftWordmakesiteasytorepresentdatavisuallyintheformofdifferentkindofcharts.Adiagramcanenablesyoutoseethemainfeaturesofdatainaglance.Itiseasytocomparerelativesizesofdiffererentcategoriesinaninstant.

OntheInserttab,clicktheChartbuttonandchooseacharttypeyouwantfromthemenu.

Afterselectingthecharttype,clicktheOKbutton.Aspreadsheetwillopenautomatically.

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Youcanchangetheheadingsanddataandresizethechartdatarangebydraggingthelowerrightcorneroftherange.Ifyouaredoneclosethespreadsheet.

Toeditthechart,doubleclickonthechartandanewmenuwillappearfromwhereyoucanchangethetypeandthecoloursofthechart.

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Example:drawingaPiechartIllustratethefollowinginformationonapiechart:Inagrade12class,thefollowingwererecorded:

44learnerswantedtogotouniversity 21learnerswantedtogototechnikon 38learnerswantedtostartworking 22learnersdidnotknowwhattheywantedtodo

OntheInserttab,clicktheChartbutton,choosePie,andchooseaPieformat.

ClicktheOKbuttonandaspreadsheetwillopen.EnteryourdatainthespreadsheetandClosethewindow.


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ThefollowingPiegraphwillbeconstructed:

Toeditthechart,doubleclickonthechartandontheChartToolsdesigntabyoucan,forexample,makethefollowingselections:

Theresultisthefollowing:

Choiceafterschool

university

technikon

startworking

didnotknow

university35%

technikon17%

startworking

30%

didnotknow18%

Choiceafter

school


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FFoorrmmaattttiinnggaaTTeessttssInordertocreateaneatandorganiseddocumentortestpaperitisimpotantthatthenumbering

andlayoutofthedocumentarewellplanned.Youcanusetheindentsandtabsontherulertodo

this.

IfyoucannotseetherulerinWord,clicktheViewrulerbuttononthetopofthescrollbarontherightandtherulerwillappear.

Inthelefthandcorneroftheruler,youcanselectthetabthatyouneed.

Lefttab

Centertab

Righttab

Decimaltab

Bartab

Firstlineindent

Hangingindent

Everytimeyouhitthetabkeyonthekeyboardthecursorwillmovetothenexttab.Clickontheruleranddragthetagtotheappropriateposition

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Leftindent

Firstlineindent

RightindentLefttab

Righttab


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ExplanationoftheIndentsandtabs:

TheFirstlineindentsetsthepositionofthefirstlineofaparagraphandtheHangingindentcontrolstheremaininglinesoftheparagraph.

TheLeftindentcontrolsalllinesoftheparagraph. TheLefttabmakesthetextleftalignedandisusedincombinationwiththetabkeyonthe

keyboard.

TheCentretabalignsthetextinthecentreofthetab. TheRighttabalignsthetexttotheleftofthetab.Itcanbeusedtoalignmarksina

mathematicstest.

TheDecimaltabalignsthefirstdecimalofnumbers.

TIP: Itispossibletoselectanyformatfromyourdocumentandtoapplyittoanyselection.

Selecttheformatthatyouwanttoapply.

OntheHometab,clicktheFormatPainterbutton.

Selectthetextthatyouwanttoformat.


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Example:Reformatthefollowingtesttogiveitaproffesionallook:

Selectallthequestions.Highlightitbydraggingthemouse.

Adjustandcreatethetabsandindentsasfollows:

Usethetabkeyonthekeyboardtoorganisethequestions.

1. Solvefor:1.1 0 (2)1.2 2 4 3 1 (2)1.3 3 1 0 (3)1.4

3 6 2 8 (3)

2. Katrinainvestsacertainsumofmoneyfor6years.Shereceivesaneffectiveinterestof13%perannumforthefirst2years.Theinterestratechangesto18% per annum compounded monthly for the remaining term. At thebeginning of the 4th year, she needs money and withdraws R1 500. HerinvestmentappreciatestoR20000attheendofthe6yearperiod.CalculatehowmuchmoneyKatrinainvestedinitially. (10)

Righttab

RighttabLefttabLeftindent


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MMiinnddmmaappssSmartArtisafunctioninWordthatwillenableyoutoeasilycreatediagrams.Youcancreatealist,

process,cycle,orahierarchy.

OntheInserttab,clicktheSmartArtbuttonandchooseacharttypeyouwantfromthemenu.

Selectadiagramstructurefromthepalette.

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Selectadiagramtypefromthepaletteandtypethetextinthetextboxes.

ToeditthecoloursandreformatthediagramselecttheSmartArtToolsdesigntabselectoneof

thetableformatsfromthepalette.

Tochangethestructureandaddshapesandextratextboxes,selectAddShapefromtheSmartArtToolsdesigntab.

Example:


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SSoollvvee&& SSiimmpplliiffyyTheMicrosoftMathAddinforMicrosoftOfficeWord2010makesiteasytosolveequations,

factoriseexpressions,diffrentiateexpressionsanddrawgraphs.Althoughthisaddinisfreeyouhave

todownloadandinstallitfirst.

DownloadandinstalltheWord2010Addin:MicrosoftMathfromtheMicrosoftdownloadwebsite:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

UsetheequationfunctionofWord(seesection1)totypeanymathematicalequationorexpression.

OntheEquationToolsdesigntabclickMath.

Selecttheappropiateoperation.

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Example:Constructthegraphof andfinditsroots. OntheInserttab,clicktheEquationbutton.

Type

y=x 22x12.

Word

will

reformat

it:

4 12

OntheEquationToolsdesigntabclickMath.

RightclickontheequationandchoosePlotin2D.

Thefollowing

graph

will

appear:

Replacethewitha0tocalculatetherootsof0 4 12byselectingSolvefor.Thefollowinganswerwillappear:

6 2


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WWoorrkksshheeeett GGeenneerraattoorrYoucannoweasilycreateyourownworksheetinjustafewsecondswiththeMathWorksheet

Generator.Thistoolgeneratesmanymathematicalproblemsbasedonasampleproblem.It analyse

thestructureandsolutionofthegivenequationorexpressionandcreatemultiplesimilarequations

orexpressions.Itwillalsoincludethefinalansweroftheproblems.Althoughthistoolisfree,you

havetodownloadandinstallit.

DownloadandinstalltheMathWorksheetGeneratorfromtheMicrosoftEducationalLabs:http://www.educationlabs.com

RuntheMathWorksheetGenerator.Thefollowingwindowwillappear:

Typeanyequationorexpression,choosethenumberofproblemsandclicktheCreatebutton.

Examples:

Type1/2 1/82 4 30 Type2^2 4 30gcf3,45 Typegcf3,45factor3 5 2 Typefactor3^2 5 2

solve2 3 13,3 2 12, ,

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Example:Ifyoutypetheequation2x^2+4x=30and10problems:Name:________________________________

1. 4 4 242. 3 3 36

3. 4 32 36

4.

2 2 40

5. 3 18 21

6. 2 4 16

7. 2 16 18

8. 10 20 30

9. 2 2 24

AnswerSheet

1. 2, 32. 3, 43. 1, 94. 4, 55. 1, 76. 2, 47. 1, 98. 1, 39. 3, 4


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IInnkkiinnggiinnWWoorrddMicrosoftWord2010makeprovision fordigital inkingbutyouneeda tabletPC.A tabletPC isa

notebookcomputerwhichallowstheusertooperate itwithadigitalpen insteadofakeyboardor

mouse.YoucanthereforewriteandexplainmathematicsinWordusingadigitalpen.Connectadata

projectortoyourcomputerandyoucanwriteonyourcomputerinsteadofthechalkboard.Itisnot

nessarry tobuyanexpensive interactivewhiteboard.This featurewillenableyou towrite,erase,

highligthandthenintheendtopostyourclassnotesonawebsite.

OntheReviewtab,clicktheStartInkingbutton.

OntheInkToolsdesigntabapen,highlighteroreraser.

SelectapenandacolorfromthetoolbarandyouarereadytowriteinWord.

Printorexportyourclassnotesasapdffile.Ifthereisnopdfprintoptionavailable,downloadthepdfprinterfromhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloadsandinstallit.Thenameofthefileis

MicrosoftOfficeAddin:MicrosoftSaveasPDForXPS.

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AAppppeennddiixx11::LLaaTTeexxtt ccoommmmaannddssCommandcopiedfromMicosoftWord2010Helpmenu.Tofinditgoto

WordHelpandsearchforMathAotoCorrectsymbols.


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