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Create large matrix in Word 2013

Anonymous
2014-07-31T19:32:36+00:00

I am using Word 2013.

I am trying to create a matrix that is of odd size, that is not one of the stock sizes in the Equation Editor. eg. 5x5 matrix

I have seen is countless discussion threads and videos to use Equation Editor 3.0 but I get a message saying the function for this is equation, or that it is not installed.

Is there a way I can make a matrix that is not one of the stock size by just entering #rows and #columns?

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Jay Freedman 207.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2014-08-01T03:03:08+00:00

There are several solutions for the newer equation editor in the thread at http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-word/equation-editor-matrices-in-word-2010/f31607e6-f49e-46eb-a176-97276e46a7cd.

I suggest you try the ones in my answer, the ones from Erdogan Cevher, and the one from 'bythewindow'. Also try the right-click menu items mentioned by IJMacD, although that adds only one column or one row at a time. Use whichever solution best fits your way of working.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-04-28T14:01:50+00:00

    Another solution I found myself doesn't even require an external program.

    What you have to do:

    • Go to tab 'insert' and insert an equation
    • Go to tab 'design' and choose 'square brackets'
    • Select the dotted spot and click on 'matrix' (still in the design tab). 
    • Here you can select the size of you matrix up to 3x3
    • After you have selected the size, select one dotted spot again, click again on 'matrix' and select 2x2.
    • If you do this to every spot in the matrix, you will end up with an 6x6 matrix, without needing an external program.
    • For odd matrixes, e.g. 5x5, you start off with an 3x3 matrix. You fill the top left corner, the top middle, the middle middle and the middle left spot with an 2x2 matrix, the top right and middle right with an 1x2 matrix and the bottom left and bottom middle with an 2x1 matrix. This will give you a 5x5 matrix. It just requires some puzzeling, but you can do it without an external program!

    Good luck using this technique!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-11-23T22:08:36+00:00

    Not sure if this is still a relevant question; however matrices in Word exist as a table essentially. Just as you can insert row or column in excel or in a word-embedded table, you can also insert a new row or column into a matrix by right-clicking on any single "cell" or element and choosing the option. 

    • Maltomate

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  3. Jay Freedman 207.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2015-04-29T00:36:59+00:00

    You method does work. I'm puzzled, though, by your reference to an external program -- none of the methods mentioned in the thread I cited use anything outside of Word itself.

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