MathType
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MathType 6.0 (Windows version)
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| Developer(s) | Design Science |
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| Initial release | June 23, 1987 |
| Stable release |
6.9b / December 8, 2015
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| Operating system |
Microsoft Windows OS X |
| Available in | English, French and German |
| Type | Formula editor |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/ |
MathType is a software application created by Design Science that allows the creation of mathematical notation for inclusion in desktop and web applications.
MathType is a graphical editor for mathematical equations, allowing entry with the mouse or keyboard in a full graphical WYSIWYG environment. This contrasts to document markup languages such as LaTeX where equations are entered as markup in a text editor and then processed into a typeset document as a separate step.
MathType also supports the math markup languages TeX, LaTeX and MathML. LaTeX can be entered directly into MathType, and MathType equations in Microsoft Word can be converted to and from LaTeX. MathType supports copying to and pasting from any of these markup languages.
Additionally, on Windows 7 and later, equations may be drawn using a touch screen or pen (or mouse) via the math input panel.
By default, MathType equations are typeset in Times New Roman, with Symbol used for symbols and Greek. Equations may also be typeset in Euclid, a modern font like Computer Modern used in TeX, and this is included with the software. Roman characters (i.e. variable names and functions) may be typeset in any font that contains those characters, but Greek and symbols will still use Times or Euclid.
On Windows, MathType supports object linking and embedding (OLE), which is the standard Windows mechanism for including information from one application in another. In particular office suites such as Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org for Windows allow MathType equations to be embedded in this way. Equations embedded using OLE are displayed and printed as graphics in the host application, and can be edited later, in which case the host document is updated automatically. In addition, a Microsoft Word add-in is included, which adds features including equation numbering and formatting displayed equations (as opposed to inline equations), which are features that MathType does not add to other applications.
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