EGR 120 – Introduction to Engineering
Lecture #9
Microsoft Equation
and
Microsoft Drawing Tools
Homework Assignment:
Homework Assignment #5
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Word - Inserting Objects
Word, like most full-featured Windows programs, supports Object Linking and Embedding
(OLE). This allows objects created with other programs to be inserted (or embedded) into
Word. Later in the course we will look at embedding Excel spreadsheets or graphs into Word
and into PowerPoint. For now we will focus on embedding Microsoft Equation objects into
Word. We will also look at using the Drawing Tools available in Microsoft Office applications.
To insert an Equation, select Insert - Object - Microsoft Equation 3.0.
Problems? What if Microsoft
Equation isn’t installed?
Many people install Microsoft
Office using a Typical Installation
which may omit the Equation
Editor. If this is the case on your
computer, when you select the
Equation Editor you may be
prompted to insert the original CD
to install the new feature.
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Word - Inserting a Microsoft Equation object
Select Insert – Object – Microsoft Equation 3.0
• Note that a work area appears, a toolbar appears, and the main menu changes.
• Clicking outside the work area saves the work and returns to Word.
• Double-clicking on the inserted object will re-launch the equation editor.
• Selecting the button shown on the toolbar below opens another toolbar which contains a
numerator/denominator tool, a square root tool, etc.
• To generate the equation below:
• type x=
• pick numerator/denominator tool,
• type A+B
• use mouse to click denominator
• type C+
• pick square root tool
• pick numerator/denominator tool
• type D,
• move mouse to denominator
• type E
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Using the Placeholder
Using the right arrow to make the placeholder (cursor) grow until it covers the entire
equation and then pressing Enter will cause the editor to go to a new line (or you
could insert another equation box). Use the integral tool shown to create an integral.
The integral equation below is completed using the Greek letter tool for the symbol
for alpha and the toolbar to its left for the infinity symbol.
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Adding spaces: Use Style - Text
The equation editor automatically works in math style which does not allow for
spaces. If you need spaces in an equation, pick Style – Text from the main menu
(see below). Text style will allow spaces to be typed and the editor will
automatically switch back to math style when it encounters a math symbol. To
put bars over the variables A, B, and C below, highlight each one and then pick
the text tool that shows a dotted box with a line over it. Note the spaces between
A and +.
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Resizing an Equation
To change the size of an equation, click outside of the equation box to return to Word (or
Excel, etc.) and resize the equation box as you might resize a picture.
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Moving an Equation to any place on the page
Objects, including equation boxes and pictures, are typically line-oriented by default.
To make an object “free floating” so that you can place it anywhere on a page”
• Right-click on the object
• Select Format Object
• Select Layout
• Change the layout from
In line with text to Tight
• You can now move the object
anywhere on the page with
the mouse.
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Drawing Tools in Microsoft Office
For more complex drawings we might use AutoCAD, Inventor, etc., but Microsoft Office
contains drawing tools that are convenient and easy to use for simple drawings.
Pick Insert – Shapes to see the menu of drawing tools shown below.
Used to created lines
(pick one point and drag to the other)
Used to draw arrows (pick the start
point and drag to place the arrowhead)
Used to draw rectangles
Used to draw circles and ellipses
Used to draw text boxes (right-click
On box to change the fill and/or
border)
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Getting Started – try a few simple drawing tools
Used to created lines (pick one point and drag to the other)
Used to draw arrows (pick the start point and drag to place the arrowhead)
Used to draw rectangles
Used to draw circles and ellipses
Used to draw text boxes (right-click on the box to change the fill and/or border)
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Example: Draw a rectangle. It may be filled with a color like the green box below.
Change the box to:
• No Fill
• Red Outline
• 1.5 Point (Weight)
Changing the color (Shape Fill), line type (Shape Outline) and line width (Weight):
Note that Office 2007 uses “context sensitive” ribbons (menus), so after drawing a
rectangle, the ribbon should change to show useful options for editing the rectangle.
If the ribbon indicated below does not appear, double-click on the rectangle.
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Arcs:
• Select the Arc tool (under Basic Shapes) from the Shapes menu and draw an arc.
• Remove the Shape Fill
• Copy the arc and then rotate the copied arc (select Rotate (then Rotate Right 90
degrees) from the Format menu)
• Move the arcs, add lines, and add a circle to create the following object:
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Grouping:
• Several objects (lines, arcs, etc) can be grouped to form one larger object.
• The larger object can then be resized, rotated, etc.
• To group objects:
• Highlight all of the objects to be grouped with the mouse.
• Select Group from the Format ribbon.
• Note that objects can be similarly ungrouped in order to edit individual parts.
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Grouping - Example:
• Group the objects from the previous pages
• Copy several versions of the grouped object.
• Resize some of the grouped objects.
• Rotate some of the grouped objects.
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Grids - The drawing tools include some useful grid settings:
1) Snap Objects to Grid - This is like drawing on a sheet of graph paper where lines
and other features can only be anchored to intersections of the graph paper.
2) Snap Objects to Other Objects – The end of one object (such as a line) will
automatically try to connect to the end of another object.
To change grid options, select Align – Grid Settings from the Format ribbon.
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Grids - Sometimes it can be useful to turn off grid snap features in order to control
precise placement of objects.
Example:
1) Draw the triangle below using 3 lines.
2) Select Snap Objects to other Objects to be sure that the lines are exactly joined at
the vertices.
3) Turn off the grid snap features.
4) Add a text box with the angle (use Insert – Symbol for the degree mark)
5) Remove any fill or border from the angle box.
6) Add an arc to indicate the angle being measured.
7) Change the ends of the arc to arrowheads (right click on arc and select format
shape – line style – arrow settings).
8) Adjust the arc so that it just touches the
triangle (hard to do if the grid snap is on)
9) Group all objects
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Word - Creating Greek Letters and Special Symbols
There are 2 methods for creating Greek letters and special symbols in Word.
1) Select Insert - Symbol from the main menu. The toolbar of special
symbols that appears is shown below. Note that it uses the Symbol font.
2) Change any text, anywhere to the Symbol font. This is useful in
applications that do not have an Insert – Symbol command. Refer to the
table to the right and type the English letter corresponding the desired
Greek letter. Then highlight the English letter and change the font (rightclick in the highlighted area and select FONT) to Symbol font. For
example, type angle b = 30 degrees, highlight the letter b, and change its
font to the Symbol font so that Greek letter b will appear resulting in angle
b = 30 degrees.
Try it! Use both methods to type the following trig identity:
cos( + b) = cos()cos(b) + sin()sin(b)
Keyboard
letter
Symbol
font
Keyboard
letter
Symbol
font
a

A
A
b
b
B
B
c
c
C
C
d
d
D
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e
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E
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f
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g
g
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h
h
H
H
i
i
I
I
j
j
J
J
k
k
K
K
l
l
L
L
m
m
M
M
n
n
N
N
o
o
O
O
p
p
P
P
q
q
Q
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r
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R
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s
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t
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u
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v
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w
w
W
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x
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y
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z
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Formal problem solutions
Microsoft Equation and the Microsoft Drawing Tools are very useful when
generating engineering documents on the computer. Examples might include
lab reports, team reports, homework problems, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
The formal solution to an engineering problem is shown on the following page.
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Example: Formatted problem solution
Problem 5.89
John Doe
EGR 120 - Homework #5
2-12-XX
GIVEN:
Problem 5.89 Two Engineering students are trying to
determine the distance across the lake shown below from point A
to point B. They measure the distances AC, BC, and EF as
shown. Determine the length of AB.
AC = 400 ft
A
BC = 450 ft
D
CD = 80 ft
CE = 100 ft
C
DE = 40 ft
Problem Number, Name, Course,
Assignment Number, Date
GIVEN section. Include ALL
information provided, including
diagrams. Do not add to the sketch or to
the information in any way.
E
B
FIND: Determine the length of AB.
SOLUTION: Using the law of cosines, angle DCE can be
determined as follows:
(DE)2 = (CD)2 + (CE)2 - 2(CD)(CE)cos(DCE)
(40)2 = (80)2 + (100)2 - 2(80)(100)cos(DCE)
cos(DCE) = 0.925
DCE = cos-1(0.925) = 22.33o
FIND section. State exactly what
quantities are to be determined.
SOLUTION section. Include
comments, assumptions, formulas, and
detailed calculations.
and by inspection it is clear that angle DCE = angle ACB
Now use the law of cosines on triangle ABC to find AB
(AB)2 = (AC)2 + (BC)2 - 2(AC)(BC)cos(ACB)
(AB)2 = (400)2 + (450)2 - 2(400)(450)cos(22.33o)
(AB)2 = 29500
so AB = 171.8 ft
Show the formula before substituting
values into the formula.
Box the final answer. Also include
the variable name, units, and at least
3 significant digits.
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