When writing technical texts, it is sometimes necessary to write the square root. The standard features of the Word program are quite enough for this. You just need to choose the option most suitable for a particular case.
Necessary
Computer, Word
Instructions
Step 1
The easiest way is to write the square root through the "Insert-Symbol" menu. To do this, select in turn the menu items Insert-Symbol … In the plate with a set of symbols that appears on the screen, select the square root sign and click the "Insert" button. The square root symbol appears in the text. (Usually, the character set window covers most of the text, so the appearance of the character can be overlooked.)
To speed up the search for the square root, select in the "set" field: the item "mathematical symbols". To see a complete list of available characters, set the "from" field to "Unicode (hex)".
The choice of a square root (like any other character) can be significantly accelerated if you know its code, for which there is a special field: "Character code". For a square root (√), this is "221A" (case is not important, "A" is English).
It is more convenient to re-enter symbols using the special panel "Previously used symbols".
If the square root icon is used very often, you can also configure hotkey combinations or AutoCorrect options here.
The character set also depends on the font specified in the Font field - some fonts may not have a square root.
Step 2
The fastest way to print the square root is using the alt="Image" key and the square root code.
To do this, press the alt="Image" button and, while holding it, type 251 on the numeric keypad.
Step 3
If there is a complex mathematical expression under the root sign, then the square root icon is best printed using the formula editor.
To do this, select the following menu items in sequence: Insert - Object - Microsoft Equation 3.0. After that, the editor of mathematical formulas will open, where, in particular, there will be a square root symbol.
If the line "Microsoft Equation 3.0" is not in the drop-down menu, then this option was not installed when Word was installed. To install this feature, insert the installation disc with the Word program (preferably the one from which the initial installation was made) and run the installation program. Check the Microsoft Equation 3.0 checkbox and this line will become available.
Step 4
A similar way of writing the square root symbol in Word. Select the following menu items in sequence: Insert - Field - Formula - Eq. Then the editor of mathematical formulas will open.
Step 5
You can also write the square root using a combination of special characters. To do this, press the key combination Ctrl + F9. Then, inside the curly braces that appear, type: eq / r (; 1000000) and press F9. The result is the square root of a million. Naturally, instead of 1,000,000, you can enter any number you need … By the way, the resulting expression can be edited in the future.
Step 6
You can draw a square root yourself, using the built-in "graphic editor" in Word. To do this, expand the drawing panel and draw a square root, connecting three segments.
If there are no buttons for the drawing panel, then click: View - Toolbars and check the box next to the "Drawing" line. If you plan to type some numbers or expressions under the root sign, then set the "text wrap" option to "before the text" or "behind the text".
