{"id":7742,"date":"2024-04-12T16:40:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=7742"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:35:46","slug":"equatio-quick-start-guide","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/chapter\/equatio-quick-start-guide\/","title":{"raw":"Equatio Quick Start Guide","rendered":"Equatio Quick Start Guide"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 class=\"quickguideh2\">Equatio Quick Start Guide<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"noborder alignnone wp-image-7751 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868.png\" alt=\"Equatio toolbar\" width=\"1794\" height=\"62\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Equatio<\/strong> is software that allows you to insert, edit, and interact with digital STEM content.\r\n\r\nUse Equatio to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Create accessible STEM content in Google Docs, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, and Brightspace.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Create and consume STEM content in a variety of formats.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use multiple input options, text-to-speech, and accessible chemistry tools.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[columns]\r\n<h2>Install<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdownloads2.texthelp.com\/equatio_desktop\/version\/index.html\">Equatio Desktop<\/a>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-7757 size-medium\" style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx-300x258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Choose <strong>Windows<\/strong> or\u00a0<strong>Mac.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Follow the installation guide.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Access<\/h2>\r\nSelect <strong>Sign in with Microsoft <\/strong>and use your Langara email and password.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/1651497510933-1.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-7800\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/1651497510933-1-679x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n[\/columns]\r\n<h2>Basic Function<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Creating STEM Content<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Open Equatio<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Open the <strong>Equation Editor<\/strong> to type math.<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4828\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture5-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"212\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter text as you would speak it, or with specific notation. Select appropriate suggestions as you type by pressing <strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Enter.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the <strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Copy Math As... <\/strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">or <\/span><strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Insert Math<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> button to put accessible digital math in documents.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3>Read STEM<\/h3>\r\nEquatIO\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Screenshot Reader<\/strong>\u00a0can be used to capture images of math or other inaccessible math content.\r\n\r\nTo use EquatIO\u2019s Screenshot reader:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Open Equatio.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Screenshot Reader<\/strong>\u00a0on the toolbar.<img class=\"img.chapter wp-image-4829 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"212\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>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.\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5219\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.02.33-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"213\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<span style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1em\">For more information contact assistivetech@langara.ca<\/span>\r\n\r\nRead more <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/chapter\/equatio\/\">EquatIO how-tos and resources.<\/a>","rendered":"<h2 class=\"quickguideh2\">Equatio Quick Start Guide<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder alignnone wp-image-7751 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868.png\" alt=\"Equatio toolbar\" width=\"1794\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868.png 1794w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868-300x10.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868-1024x35.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868-768x27.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868-1536x53.png 1536w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868-65x2.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868-225x8.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/Equatio-toolbar-e1713219391868-350x12.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1794px) 100vw, 1794px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Equatio<\/strong> is software that allows you to insert, edit, and interact with digital STEM content.<\/p>\n<p>Use Equatio to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create accessible STEM content in Google Docs, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, and Brightspace.<\/li>\n<li>Create and consume STEM content in a variety of formats.<\/li>\n<li>Use multiple input options, text-to-speech, and accessible chemistry tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"twocolumn\">\n<h2>Install<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdownloads2.texthelp.com\/equatio_desktop\/version\/index.html\">Equatio Desktop<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7757 size-medium\" style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx-300x258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx-768x660.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx-65x56.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx-225x193.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx-350x301.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/msedge_37avvoAKgx.png 862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Windows<\/strong> or\u00a0<strong>Mac.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follow the installation guide.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Access<\/h2>\n<p>Select <strong>Sign in with Microsoft <\/strong>and use your Langara email and password.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/1651497510933-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7800\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2024\/04\/1651497510933-1-679x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" 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\/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Basic Function<\/h2>\n<h3>Creating STEM Content<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Equatio<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>Equation Editor<\/strong> to type math.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4828\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture5-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture5-2.png 1110w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture5-2-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture5-2-1024x196.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture5-2-768x147.png 768w, 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Select appropriate suggestions as you type by pressing <strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Enter.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Copy Math As&#8230; <\/strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">or <\/span><strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Insert Math<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> button to put accessible digital math in documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Read STEM<\/h3>\n<p>EquatIO\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Screenshot Reader<\/strong>\u00a0can be used to capture images of math or other inaccessible math content.<\/p>\n<p>To use EquatIO\u2019s Screenshot reader:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Equatio.<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Screenshot Reader<\/strong>\u00a0on the toolbar.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img.chapter wp-image-4829 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1.png 1110w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1-1024x196.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1-65x12.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1-225x43.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/03\/Picture6-1-350x67.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>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.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5219\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.02.33-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.02.33-3.png 429w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.02.33-3-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.02.33-3-65x32.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.02.33-3-225x112.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1155\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.02.33-3-350x174.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1em\">For more information contact assistivetech@langara.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/chapter\/equatio\/\">EquatIO how-tos and resources.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1655,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-7742","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3853,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/7742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1655"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/7742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10357,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/7742\/revisions\/10357"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3853"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/7742\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=7742"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=7742"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=7742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}