Assistive Technology User Guides
Equatio Quick Start Guide
Equatio is software that allows you to insert, edit, and interact with digital STEM content.
Use Equatio to:
- Create accessible STEM content in Google Docs, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, and Brightspace.
- Create and consume STEM content in a variety of formats.
- Use multiple input options, text-to-speech, and accessible chemistry tools.
Install
- Go to Equatio Desktop
- Choose Windows or Mac.
- Follow the installation guide.
Access
Select Sign in with Microsoft and use your Langara email and password.
Basic Function
Creating STEM Content
- Open Equatio
- Open the Equation Editor to type math.
- Enter text as you would speak it, or with specific notation. Select appropriate suggestions as you type by pressing Enter.
- Click the Copy Math As… or Insert Math button to put accessible digital math in documents.
Read STEM
EquatIO’s Screenshot Reader can be used to capture images of math or other inaccessible math content.
To use EquatIO’s Screenshot reader:
- Open Equatio.
- Select Screenshot Reader on the toolbar.
- Draw a box around math in documents or on the web. The content will be read aloud and can be exported to various formats (MathML, LaTeX, accessible image) or opened in the equation editor for further revision or completion.
For more information contact assistivetech@langara.ca
Read more EquatIO how-tos and resources.
