Word for Mac - Equations I am finally making the switch from Windows to Mac and one big impediment/irritant is in the switch from Word for Windows to Word for Mac.  I do a lot of mathematical work and have a large number of Word documents with equations in them from the Word 2010/2011 equation feature.  In the Windows version, this is just a Pi symbol that I click to start typing an equation, and I can insert functions, summations, fractions, exponents, things like that really easily.  I have Word 2008 on my Mac right now and none of those documents will even open.  I could try updating to the newest version of Office, but I'm worried that I'll do that, they still won't work, and I'll be out a lot of money.  

I'd like to not only open all these documents but also to continue writing mathematical documents the same way I'm used to on Windows.  What can I do?
In a blank document, go to Insert → Object → Microsoft Equation Editor to insert new equations. (If you were using Word for Mac 2011, it would be Insert → Equation.) Do you see that menu item or not? If not, note that Equation Editor isn’t part of the default install, and you might not have it. You’ll need to pop your install disc back in and do a custom install of it. Check the Value Pack Installer.

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