Equilibrium Symbol in MS Word: Importing or Creating?

In summary, the conversation discusses the need to insert an equilibrium symbol in a chemistry report being written in MS Word. The speaker is under time pressure and asks for help in finding or creating the symbol. Suggestions are given to use the equation editor or a double-headed arrow as a substitute. It is also suggested to use the font MS Mincho to find the symbol. The conversation ends with gratitude for the help provided.
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I am writting a chemistry report in MS Word and need to insert an equilibrium symbol, but I can't find it anywhere in word. Can one be imported or created? I'm under time pressure here because the report has to be in for friday. I would be grateful for any help.
 
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If you have the equation editor installed, there's probably a way to do it with that (but I don't know how...I took chemistry back when we still typed reports on typewriters and handwrote in those symbols). If not, my suggestion would be to use a double-headed arrow as a space-filler and find out from your professor/instructor if you can just use that as a substitute.
 
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Equation editor in ms word can do it. Go to insert/object, then scroll down and find microsoft equation. If its not here, then you will need the installation disk to install it.
 
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Is the symbol you want something like this:

If you have the font MS Mincho, in Word, click Insert; click Symbol; select MS Mincho from Font menu; find and highlight the symbol in the list; click Insert. Even if that isn't the symbol, that font has a ton of them, so it might be worth a look.
 
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Thanks guys!
 

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