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Have you ever wondered after writing a long equation in a linear form especially for programming languages like Matlab or C or C++ or some other program you used for computing in your class or research, am I writing the equation correctly with all this parenthesis?

The answer is simple: you can use your Office Word 2007 to check or convert the equations that are in linear form to professional form or like hand written equations like you see in text books. You can also use MathCad but that is a costly alternative.

So, how to Check or Convert equations in linear form to hand written or text book style?

If you already have the formula or equation in another program, copy it.

Paste it in Word 2007. Highlight the equation and press the keyboard shortcut Alt + =

To give an example, it should look like this:

To convert to hand written style equation or professional form, click the arrow sign and click Professional.

Now you can see the hand written or text book style equation.

This is just an example, if you have big equations with lots of parenthesis then this technique would definitely help to understand if you had written the equations correctly in linear form. 

Read more on How to write mathematical equations, physics derivation, and chemistry formulas in word 2007? and Guide to Math Input Panel in Windows 7