rupert86 Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I need to type in lots of equations for chemical reactions for a chemistry assignment. I know that for maths equations, there is a tool named MS-equation 3.0 but even thoroughly searching help I couldn't find anything to do with chemical equations. What should I do?Is there any other software that I can use to type in equations & then copying them to MS-Word?Is there any plugin available for MS-Word I can use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattofak Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Well, if the Chem equation isnt that difficult, you can use the superscript and subscript options to create most chemical equation formating, and then you can use insert symbols to create arrows, and for any really wacky formating you can use text boxs to posistion the parts of the equation just where you want it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At0mic Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 http://www.efofex.com/fxchem2.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 the problem is it cost money.... being student in high school, this could come in handy, but i dont really have the ability to get this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattofak Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Like I said above, whilst there are tools out there that make life significantly easier, almost all major word processing apps support superscript and subscript text... this allows you to create everything you need, except in very specialised situations. If you dont want to go off and buy Microsoft Word, check out OpenOffice www.openoffice.orgAlt: use Linux/Unix, there is a nice freeware util called LaTeX that allows you to create all sorts of technical documentation. It is the induestry standard pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitumen Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I'm a chemistry student, and I just use superscript and subscript, and MS Equation 3.0. If you want to draw structures, I'd recommend ISIS Draw 2.4 (free if you're a student). You can embed them into word, but as pictures. It's more suited to drawing structures, but if you write something like C6H12O6 it'll subscript the numbers automatically, and it has all sorts of arrows and other stuff you can use.If you can't download it because you're not a student at university, the alternative is ACD ChemSketch, which is shareware but the free demo has more than what you'll need (the fee is to access databases).Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert86 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 Oh yeah I'm downloading the demo one from EFOFEX. I know that MS-Word can do (quite a poor) job w/ those sub- and super-scripts but you can't make a benzene ring with it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelli Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 lol i know exactly what you are saying MS word has only basic functionality which is really annoying and trying to line up text boxes is just an annoyance. Drawing structures is yet another problem and often causes a few hairs lost due to the stupid limitations of where things can be placed in the word document.Microsoft hates chemistry students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Mathtype is the best. www.mathtype.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhunter Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Open office.org is a great solution and a very good pack to obtain,not to mention it is freeVersion 2 is coming in days,GODwellingSize for windows is so small ; Just 65 MBConsider it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert86 Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thanks all of you. The softwares are preally proving good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritpyre Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I agree OpenOffice is a good way to go. I just got done with chem2 at my college and i was able to use almost all my chem2 formulas by using different spreadsheet formulas (keep in mind openoffice can save in Excel's format so if you have to work on it at school you're not totally screwed... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewk Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I've used openoffice math formula write part too. I used it for calculus, discrete, and physics. It's a nice, quick way to write equations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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