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Equatio, which is available as a stand-alone App for Windows or Mac, Chrome browser extension and Canvas extension, allows faculty and students alike to create accessible equations and formulas via multiple input methods, including typing, handwriting and dictation. Faculty and students can log in using Microsoft Office.

Equatio is a powerful equation editor that makes it easy to create digital, accessible math. It saves time, lowers stress and eliminates frustration. It makes math and science more accessible and engaging for every student.

The Equatio Menu

Numbered Equatio Menu

  1. Options
    • Use this menu to access Options, Help & Support, Send Feedback, Download the EquatIO mathspace as a PNG, or Sign Out.
      Within the Options tab you can select your prediction preferences and font size under Math Options, select your background and printing preferences under Space Options, or update your Profile information.
  2. Equation Editor
    • Create your math expression here by typing right into the editor. Use Prediction to insert fractions, exponents, operators, formulas, chemical symbols, text, and more.
  3. LaTeX Editor
    • For more advanced users, use LaTex to create math expressions on the left side of the panel. Preview your math on the right side.
  4. Graph Editor
    • Use this tool, powered by the Desmos graphing calculator, to create and customize single or multiple graphs, plot ordered pairs or tables of points, and more.
  5. Handwriting Recognition
    • Dictate your math here. Click the Pause Speech Input button when you want EquatIO to stop recording your speech, and click the Record Speech Input button to resume. You can see what EquatIO thinks you’re saying on the left side of the panel, and you can preview the math on the right side.
  6. Speech Input
    • Dictate your math here. Click the Pause Speech Input button when you want EquatIO to stop recording your speech, and click the Record Speech Input button to resume. You can see what EquatIO thinks you’re saying on the left side of the panel, and you can preview the math on the right side.
  7. EquatIO Mobile
    • This button informs you that you can sync your current document up with EquatIO Mobile, a mobile companion that enables you to use your phone or tablet to insert handwritten math, spoken math or images into the document.
  8. Select Tool
    • Use this button to select items in your EquatIO mathspace, which you can then reposition, edit, delete, and more.
  9. Screenshot Reader

    • Enables you to ‘read’ a screenshot of maths that previously would have been inaccessible.
      Capture the image from anywhere by dragging the cross hair across some maths and use the screenshot reader to convert the math into a digital format which can then be inserted into your document. It’s great for taking maths from a webpage or even a video.

  10. STEM Tools
    • The STEM beaker allows users to access commonly used tools in Math & Science Classes.

Equatio Mathspace