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Plnnr - plan the perfect trip, automatically! Linear format equations and Math AutoCorrect in Word. To insert an equation using the keyboard, press ALT+=, and then type the equation.

Linear format equations and Math AutoCorrect in Word

You can insert equation symbols outside a math region by using Math AutoCorrect. For more information, see Use Math AutoCorrect rules outside of math regions check box. In this article Type equations in linear format You can type most equations quickly by using Math AutoCorrect codes. \eqarray(x+1&=2@1+2+3+y&=z@3/x&=6)<space> which resolves to this: Here are some other examples: Note When an example is followed by two consecutive spaces, the first space resolves the typed text into the equation, and the second space builds it up.

Microsoft Office uses the linear format described in Unicode Technical Note 28 to build up and display mathematical expressions. Math AutoCorrect symbols Type one of the following codes followed by a delimiting term. Important The codes are case-sensitive. Note For information on inserting a symbol that is not in the chart above, see Insert a symbol or special character. Worlds Best Cities for Architecture Lovers : Daily Traveler : Cond& Nast Traveler. Mahatma Gandhi and his anti-tea campaign. 6 May 2012Last updated at 19:52 ET By Amitava Sanyal Delhi The popularity of tea in India took many years to grow Tea is one of India's most popular drinks and by this time next year, it may get the official seal of approval as the country's national drink.

Mahatma Gandhi and his anti-tea campaign

But for many years, it was viewed with suspicion and even fear. Thanks to British colonial policies of the first half of the 19th Century, India remained the world's largest producer of the leaf until 2006, when China overtook India. But unlike China, in most of India there was no ancient tradition of tea drinking. And as late as the 1950s, stern proscriptions by nationalist leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi were dampening domestic demand, and meant India was exporting more than half its tea. So how did the cuppa overcome such a hostile market to stand at the brink of national drink status? Viceroy Curzon introduced the Tea Cess Bill in 1903 to tax the Indian trade, raise a fund and promote marketing. Advertisement for tea from the 1930s. Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic] Don’t limit yourself to just plugging in simple search terms to Google; check out this infographic and learn a search string search or two.

Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic]

You don’t need to limit yourself to searching just for simple strings; Google supports all manner of handy search tricks. If you want to search just HowToGeek.com’s archive of XBMC articles, for example, you can plug in site:howtogeek.com XBMC to search our site. Get More Out of Google [HackCollege via Mashable] Jason Fitzpatrick is a warranty-voiding DIYer who spends his days cracking opening cases and wrestling with code so you don't have to. If it can be modded, optimized, repurposed, or torn apart for fun he's interested (and probably already at the workbench taking it apart).