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Create Chemistry Equations and

Diagrams in Word
by Matthew Guay on March 29th, 2010

Microsoft Word is a great tool for formatting text, but what if you want to
insert a chemistry formula or diagram?  Thanks to a new free add-in for
Word, you can now insert high-quality chemistry formulas and diagrams
directly from the Ribbon in Word.

Microsoft’s new Education Labs has recently released the new Chemistry
Add-in for Word 2007 and 2010.  This free download adds support for
entering and editing chemistry symbols, diagrams, and formulas using the
standard XML based Chemical Markup Language. 

You can convert any chemical name, such as benzene, or formula, such as
H2O, into a chemical diagram, standard name, or formula.  Whether you’re
a professional chemist, just taking chemistry in school, or simply curious
about the makeup of Citric Acid, this add-in is an exciting way to bring
chemistry to your computer.

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This add-in works great on Word 2007 and 2010, including the 64 bit version
of Word 2010.  Please note that the current version is still in beta, so only
run it if you are comfortable running beta products.

Getting Started

Download the Chemistry add-in from Microsoft Education Labs (link below),
and unzip the ៯�le.  Then, run the ChemistryAddinforWordBeta2.Setup.msi.

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It may inform you that you need to install the Visual Studio Tools for O៝�ce
3.0.  Simply click Yes to download these tools.

This will open the download in your default browser.  Simply click run, or
save and then run it when it is downloaded.

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Now, click next to install the Visual Studio Tools for O៝�ce as usual.

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When this is ៯�nished, run the ChemistryAddinforWordBeta2.Setup.msi

again.  This time, you can easily install it with the default options.

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Once it’s ៯�nished installing, open Word to try out the Chemistry Add-in.  You
will be asked if you want to install this customization, so click Install to
enable it.

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Now you will have a new Chemistry tab in your Word ribbon.  Here’s the
ribbon in Word 2010…

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And here it is in Word 2007.

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Using the Chemistry Add-in

It’s very easy to insert nice chemistry diagrams and formulas in Word with
the Chemistry add-in.  You can quickly insert a premade diagram from the
Chemistry Gallery:

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Or you can insert a formula from ៯�le.  Simply click “From File” and choose
any Chemical Markup Language (.cml) formatted ៯�le to insert the chemical
formula.

You can also convert any chemical name to it’s chemical form.  Simply select
the word, right-click, select “Convert to Chemistry Zone” and then click on its
name.

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Now you can see the chemical form in the sidebar if you click the Chemistry
Navigator button, and can choose to insert the diagram into the document. 
Some chemicals will automatically convert to the diagram in the document,
while others simply link to it in the sidebar.  Either way, you can display
exactly what you want.

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You can also convert a chemical formula directly to it’s chemical diagram. 
Here we entered H2O and converted it to Chemistry Zone:

This directly converted it to the diagram directly in the document.

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You can click the Edit button on the top, and from there choose to either
edit the 2D model of the chemical, or edit the labels.

When you click Edit Labels, you may be asked which form you wish to
display.  Here’s the options for potassium permanganate:

You can then edit the names and formulas, and add or remove any you
wish.

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If you choose to edit the chemical in 2D, you can even edit the individual
atoms and change the chemical you’re diagramming.  This 2D editor has a
lot of options, so you can get your chemical diagram to look just like you
want.

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And, if you need any help or want to learn more about the Chemistry add-in
and its features, simply click the help button in the Chemistry Ribbon.  This
will open a Word document containing examples and explanations which
can be helpful in mastering all the features of this add-in.

All of this works perfectly, whether you’re running it in Word 2007 or 2010,
32 or 64 bit editions.

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Conclusion

Whether you’re using chemistry formulas everyday or simply want to

investigate a chemical makeup occasionally, this is a great way to do it with
tools you already have on your computer.  It will also help make homework
a bit easier if you’re struggling with it in high school or college.

Links

Download the Chemistry Add-in for Word

Introducing Chemistry Add-in for Word – MSDN blogs

Chemistry Markup Language – Wikipedia

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