While the new equation editor will not edit existing equations that were created by Equation Editor 3.0, it allows you to insert new equations, common equations, or ink equations written by hand. Office now includes a newer equation editor.įor more information about the security issue, see CVE-2017-11882 | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability.

When you try to edit an equation that was inserted using Equation Editor 3.0 in an Office application (such as Word), you see the following error:Įquation Editor 3.0 was a third-party component built by Design Science ( ) that was included in many versions of Office, but due to security issues with its implementation has been removed. For more information about this change, read this blog post. Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. In the Advanced Customization pane, expand Office Tools. In the Currently installed programs list, click Microsoft Office version 2003, and then click Change.Ĭlick to select the Choose advanced customization of applications check box, and then click Next. To Install Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, follow these steps:Ĭlick Start, and then click Control Panel. In the Features to install, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Tools. Note In Microsoft Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.Ĭlick Change or Remove Programs, click Microsoft Office XP in the Currently installed programs list, and then click Change.Ĭlick Add or Remove Features, and then click Next. To Install Equation Editor in Microsoft Office XP, follow these steps:Ĭlick Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the features tree, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Tools. In the Microsoft Office 2000 Maintenance Mode dialog box, click Add or Remove Features. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click your Microsoft Office 2000 installation, and then click Change. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. To Install Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2000, follow these steps:Ĭlick Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. To resolve this problem, use Maintenance mode to install the Equation Editor to your computer's hard disk with the Run from My Computer mode. This problem occurs even though the Equation Editor feature is set to Installed on First Use by default during installation and should be advertised on the list in the Object dialog box. When you click Object on the Insert menu of a Microsoft Office program, Microsoft Equation 3.0 is not available in the list of the Create New tab.

Equation Editor is not available in the 'Insert Object Type' list Symptoms

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