Howto Write Maths Equations in OneNote 2007
Onenote is a superb companion for me, I can use it to gather all my information in one place, find what I need fast, and share your notes and information. I have just put together a few screenshots for you – hopefully, these will inspire you to create your own master piece. OneNote’s sections break down into three parts:
How do I get started?
Notebooks - Think of them as Years/Semesters/Projects etc.
Sections - Months/Classes/Milestones etc.
Pages - Days/Lectures/Steps etc.
Here are three screenshots showing how I have my StoneStudio ideas and articles set up. After looking at these, you can get started yourself!
Use Maths in OneNote
In addition to being a great place to store all of your notes and other content, OneNote also serves as a calculator. Here’s how it works. Just type the equation anywhere on OneNote’s page surface, followed by an equals sign “=” and as soon as you press the <Spacebar> or <Enter>, OneNote performs the calculation. For example, let’s say you want to calculate the average monthly sales of bolts that sell 70 thousand per year: just type “70,000 / 12 =“. Once you press the <Spacebar> OneNote does the following: “70,000 / 12 = 5,833.3333“.
Here are some more examples of expressions that can be calculated in OneNote:
- You type: “sin(30) =“. OneNote resolves to: “sin(30) = 0.5”
- You type: “(6 + 7) / (4 * sqrt(3)) =“. OneNote resolves to: “(6 + 7) / (4 * sqrt(3)) =1.876388374866284”
- You type: “5 ^ 4 =“. OneNote resolves to: “5 ^ 4 = 625”
See below for a list of supported operators and math/trig functions.
List of supported operators:
List of math and trigonometry functions:
Write Maths Equations in OneNote
If there is an application that is most technically savvy under the Windows 7’s accessories, the new Math Input Panel easily defeats the previously undefeated champion, the Calculator. With Math Input panel you can easily write mathematical equations the natural way.
Open the Math Input Panel application under the Accessories group
- Write a well-formed math expression in the writing area (3).
- The recognized math is shown in the preview area (1).
- You may then tap Insert (5) to put the recognized math into your word-processing or computational program.
Note: Math Input Panel can only insert math into programs that support Mathematical Markup Language (MathML).
Take a Screen Clipping
Unfortunately I found OneNote doesn’t support MathML natively, hence I have to create a screen clipping, but this is as easy as kipping a shortcut key.
There are dozens of website allows you to input maths using their GUI, I like this one shown below, then you can import into OneNote as you wish.
Write Maths Equations in OneNote Using LaTeX Syntax
Usage Information Mathematical input syntax
At the beginning of line which contains mathematical input, you have to add :eqn:. After :eqn:, you can write normal TeX math syntax.
Examples:
:eqn:sin(x) produces 
:eqn:\int cos(x)dx produces 
Remember – you cannot have normal text and equation in the same line! Each line of mathematical input must be separate and end with new line.
You can find more TeX math symbols here.
Converting mathematical input
To convert mathematical input, just click “Convert Math” button localized on main toolbar. Mathematical input should be written in separate lines.
One thing to remember – before converting make sure that after each math line, there is a new line added (technical limitation).
Downloads
Download OneNote Math AddIn; Version 1.0
Additional downloads
Open Source components sources: mimeTeX, gif2png.
[Please note, I don't think this add-in is stable, it works sometimes to me.]
For MathType User
I suppose you know very well how to write your Maths equations in MathType, whyen you past LaTeX into Onenote, you will need to choose the pasting options to make it work.
