

Students studying mathematics might not be motivated to learn LaTeX because they might be able to get by with Equation Builder in Word to satisfy the vast majority of their needs.

(Note:- Geometric shapes are otherwise available in the Insert ribbon) No highly advanced LaTeX tools such as graphing, commutative diagrams, or geometric shapes are implemented.No LaTeX typesetting tools such as labels and references are implemented.Examples here are matrices, multiple aligned equations, and binomial coefficients.

Math Builder code tends to be shorter than LaTeX code and disappears upon completion to the WYSIWYG output.

Math Builder is a much easier to use tool that has less functionality than LaTeX but more than typical document processing. The mathematical community almost universally accepts a typesetting language called LaTeX. Typesetting mathematics on a computer has always been a challenge. Note that this is a different tool than the legacy tool Equation Editor 3.0 (which is still available on 32-bit Office versions until the January 2018 update ) and MathType. It also applies to Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel 2010 and higher. This book is about the Math Builder (officially called as Equation Editor) tool in Microsoft Word and Outlook 2007 and higher.
