

Quit Word, and restore both files to their original location. If there's still no error, drag the other file from your desktop to the Trash. Congratulations, this solved the problem. If the error re-appears, the file you just dragged back is corrupt. Quit Word, and drag one of the files back to its default location and test again. Note If you have Service Pack 2 installed, open Application Support > Microsoft instead of Preferences > Microsoft. Now, open the Microsoft folder (in Preferences), and drag .plist to the desktop. If you can't find the file, continue to the next step. Open the Preferences folder and drag to the desktop. If you have OS X 10.7 (Lion) or above, click Go, hold down the OPTION key and choose Library.

Warning This step will remove custom preferences, such as keyboard shortcuts, or changes to the toolbars or dictionaries.Ĭorrupt Word preferences may cause this error.

Method 1 - Reset Word for Mac preferences If the version number is 14.2.0 or above, you have Service Pack 2 and you should follow the Service Pack 2 steps when provided in this article. To check if it is installed, open Word, and then click About Word from the Word menu. IMPORTANT: The location of certain files are different if you have Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. Programs running in the background are interfering with Word for Mac.

It is possible to convert all equations in a document to the Professional or Linear formats, or a single equation only, if the math zone is selected or the cursor is in the equation.Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close. The linear option will display the equation in either UnicodeMath format, or LaTeX format, which can be set in the Conversions chunk. The Linear option displays the equation as source text, which can be used to make changes to the equation if needed. The Professional option displays the equation in a professional format optimized for display. Just choose a structure to insert it and then replace the placeholders, the small dotted-line boxes, with your own values. The Structures group provides structures you can insert. To see other sets of symbols, click the arrow in the upper right corner of the gallery. To see all the symbols, click the More button. In the Symbols group, you’ll find math related symbols. You can add or change the following elements to your equation. If so, see Change an equation that was written in a previous version of Word.Ĭhoose Design to see tools for adding various elements to your equation. Note: If you don’t see the Equation Tools, the equation may have been created in an older version of Word.
