You probably already know that Microsoft Word has an AutoCorrect feature How to Correct Spelling and Grammar in Microsoft Word How to Correct Spelling and Grammar in Microsoft Word You can customize Microsoft Word's built-in spelling and grammar correction tools to meet your needs. You can even use AutoCorrect to speed up your typing. Read More
First, you need to enable Math AutoCorrect in Word. Go to the File menu, followed by Options , and under the Review tab, select the AutoCorrect Options… right click at the top of the list. Then switch to Math AutoCorrect tab and you're golden.
Once here, you'll need to check Use Math AutoCorrect rules outside math regions to enable these shortcuts everywhere. With Replace text as you type enabled, you can now use any of the shortcuts below to insert math symbols as you type Word.
You can read the huge list to see them all..
There are a lot of symbols with easy to remember shortcuts, and this is much faster than using Insert menu each time you need to type a symbol. It's even faster than using ALT codes 15 Common Symbols You Can Insert with the Alt Key 15 Common Symbols You Can Insert with the Alt Key Your keyboard has many symbols, but there are many more that are not immediately accessible . Read More
If there is a symbol you don't see in the list, you can add it yourself:just type some text in Replace box and a symbol in the With field.
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What math symbols do you insert often? Do you find this method efficient? Let us know if you use Word for math in a comment!
