Click the “AutoFormat As You Type” tab and uncheck the “Hyphens (-) with dash (–)” box. On the Word Options dialog box, click “Proofing” on the left and then click the “AutoCorrect Options” button in the AutoCorrect options section on the right. Click the “File” tab and then click “Options”. So, before we talk about the Calculate command, here’s how to disable this AutoFormat setting. If you like putting spaces in your equations, there is an AutoFormat setting you can turn off to prevent Word from replacing a hyphen with a dash. ![]() It will make the equations are easier to read. You don’t have to put spaces between the numbers and the operators (+, -, *, /) for the Calculate command to work, but you might want to if you’re including the equations in your document. However, by default, Word replaces a hyphen with a dash when you type a space, more text, and then another space, like you might do in an equation. NOTE: When you do subtraction using the Calculate command, you must use a hyphen, not a dash. You can also add a third-party calculator add-in to Word that allows you to do simple math and automatically insert the answer into your document. ![]() You must do that manually, if that’s what you want to do. The Calculate command will not insert the answer into your document. Scroll up and down to choose the mathematical symbol you want, then just simply click Insert at bottom right. The Symbol dialog box will be displayed, go to Symbols tab and select Symbol in the box of Font. ![]() The result is displayed on the left side of the status bar at the bottom of the Word window. Go to Insert tab and click Symbol button, click More Symbols in the drop-down list.
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