Designer Help Develop your Unit Features and Tools Creating a Equation

Equation Editor Links: [Equation Editor] [Equation Editor Interface] [Common Interface Elements] [Creating an Equation] [Saving and Submitting an Equation]

Creating an Equation

Select the Equation Editor control panel below the textbox (in the supported WebCT Tool) in which you want to insert an equation.

• Opening the Equation Editor
• Adding a Template
• Adding Alphanumeric Characters to the Template
• Layering Templates
• Navigating the Templates

Opening the Equation Editor

To open the Equation Editor, in any supported WebCT tool,

• From the pull-down menu, select Create Equation
• Click the Equation Editor button.

The Equation Editor will open in a new browser window.

Occasionally, the composition window may not display the full screen. You will need to scroll the page down to access the Equation Editor button.

Adding a Template

To add a template to your equation:

• Click on the template icon you require (e.g. Fraction)

The icon will automatically insert into your equation, as below.

Adding Alphanumeric Characters to the Template

• Using your keyboard, type in an alphanumeric character and press the enter or return key. You may also use the symbols palette to insert a symbol into the template.

	Step One: Select a template to edit by using your mouse to click the template editable area.
	Step Two: Using your keyboard, type an alphanumeric character into the editable area - you can also add a symbol.
	Step Three: Continue typing until you have completed the alphanumeric character for that editable area.

• Repeat the steps needed to add templates and add alphanumeric characters until you have completed your equation.

NOTE: Do not insert spaces between templates using your keyboard spacebar.

Layering Templates

Templates can be layered within one another, allowing you to add an additional element to your template, eg. add superscript text to a fraction element.

	Add a template to your equation (e.g. Fractions).
	Select the template element that you would like to add another template to (highlighted text).
	Select the template you would like to layer within the first template inserted.
	You can now add alphanumeric characters or symbols to your template.

Navigating the Templates

Equations can contain Templates, Nested Templates and Layers. Using the arrows on your computer's keyboard, you can easily navigate between each part of the equation.

	The red highlight indicates the start of the equation.
	Having used the Forward arrow key on your keyboard to move forward two steps, you are now at the end of the equation.
	By using the Up key once, you are able to navigate to the top layer of the equation.
	Using the Forward key, you can select between each nested template.
	Having moved forward to a selected spot, you can now nest a new template into the equation.
	In this example, the new template is Superscript.

A light coloured border indicates which particular template is active, eg. the Superscript added to the nested template, as enlarged below.