Works with Many Applications and Websites

• Apple iWork '09: MathType lets you add equations to documents, presentations, and spreadsheets in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
• Microsoft Office 2008 and 2011: MathType lets you add equations to documents, presentations, and spreadsheets in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Many Other Applications and Websites: MathType also works with over 500 applications and websites, including:
  • Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, Mac Mail, Microsoft Outlook
  • Mathematica, Maple
  • InDesign, QuarkXpress
  • Blackboard, Moodle, WebAssign
  • Wikipedia, Wolfram Alpha
  • Google Docs
  • Evernote
• Many Ways to Work: MathType can add equations to virtually any application or website into which you can paste or drag a graphic in PDF, EPS, or GIF format or in LaTeX or MathML math languages. Check our Works With section for details on how MathType works with your favorite apps and websites.

More Symbols, Templates, and Fonts

• More Fonts: MathType has hundreds more symbols and templates than Equation Editor. Besides our exclusive Euclid™ math fonts, you can also make use of the 1000s of math symbols in fonts already on your computer, as well as math fonts you can download from the Internet.
• Find Symbols: MathType's Insert Symbol dialog allows you to explore the available symbols and insert them with a click or keystroke.

Three Ways to Create Equations

• Point-and-Click Editing with Automatic Formatting: Equations can be created quickly by choosing templates from MathType's palettes and typing into their empty slots. MathType applies mathematical spacing rules automatically as you type.
• Type TeX or LaTeX: If you already know the TeX typesetting language, you can type it into the MathType window or directly into a Word document. TeX editing can be mixed with point-and-click editing so you get the best of both worlds. You can also paste in equations from existing TeX documents.
• Type TeX or LaTeX directly into a Microsoft Word document: With MathType's unique TeX Toggle feature, you can type TeX directly into a Word document. When you are done, use the TeX Toggle command to turn it into a typeset equation. If you want to edit it later, use TeX Toggle again to turn it back into TeX to make your changes.

Saves Time

• Save Expressions in the Toolbar: Drag frequently used equations and expressions to the MathType toolbar so they can be inserted later with just a click or a keystroke.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: MathType has customizable keyboard shortcuts for virtually every symbol, template, and command.

Easier to Use

• Toolbar and Menu in Microsoft Word 2011: MathType adds a toolbar and menu to Microsoft Word 2011, allowing quick access to its features and powerful commands to do equation numbering, produce great-looking math web pages, and much more. MathType also works with Word 2008 but lacks the toolbar and menu support.

Better Results

• Color: Coloring an equation can make it stand out. Use color to highlight part of an equation and  focus your students' attention on it. Show what  changed in each step of a multi-step procedure.

Insert equations into documents:

• MathType Equation command on the Insert menu: When MathType is installed, a MathType Equation command appears in the Insert menus of all iWork applications. This command inserts a new equation at the insertion point.
• Double-click to edit: If you later want to edit an existing equation, simply double-click on it and it will open in a MathType equation window. Make changes then close the window to update the document.
• Cut, copy, paste, and drag-and-drop: You can also copy equations from a MathType window into a document or vice-versa, using either clipboard cut, copy, and paste or with drag-and-drop using the mouse.

Works in Pages, Keynote, and Numbers:

• Pages documents: Add equations to tests, classroom materials, research papers, etc.

• Keynote presentations: Add equations to technical presentations, etc.

• Numbers spreadsheets: Add equations to cells and graphs.

Easy migration from Microsoft Office for Macintosh:

• Converting Microsoft Office docs to iWork docs keeps equations editable: If you have Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel documents containing MathType or Equation Editor equations, they can be imported into Pages, Keynote, or Numbers and the equations will still be editable. You won't have to redo your work.

MathType toolbar and menu:

• Insert Equation: MathType installs a toolbar into Word, giving you the ability to insert mathematical notation inline or centered, with or without equation numbers, with just a click. No need to use the clunky Insert Object dialog.

• MathType commands: The toolbar also gives quick access to commands to renumber equations on the fly, insert equation references, and to convert a Word document to a web page, all while working in Word.

Change the font and style of all
equations in a document:

• Format Equations: MathType adds its own menu in Word that contains useful commands. One of these, Format Equations, lets you change the font and style of all equations in a document.

Generate good-looking, accessible math web pages:

• MathPage: MathType includes our MathPage™ technology that easily converts Microsoft Word documents into web pages, properly handling mathematical symbols as well as MathType and Equation Editor equations.
• MathML or GIF: MathPage can generate equations as either GIF images or MathML. MathML allows readers to copy and paste math into many applications that understand MathML.
• Math accessibility: MathML is the key to math accessibility, allowing equations in web pages to be spoken by screen readers that are used by the blind and others.

Equation numbering:

• Insert Equation Numbers: Insert chapter, section and equation numbers on either the right or left-hand side of your equations. If you later insert new equations into the middle of your document, the entire document is automatically renumbered.
• Format Equation Numbers: Customize equation numbering formats by choosing Roman or Arabic numerals, upper and lower case letters, and any type of enclosure and separator for styles applied to chapter, section and equation numbers.

Browse all equations and equation numbers in a document:

• Extends Word's Browse Feature: Use MathType's equation browser to review all equations in your document or check all equation numbers and references for consistency. Buttons allow you to move forward or backward in the document one equation or number at a time.

Export all equations in a document to TeX/LaTeX, MathML, EPS, GIF, PICT or PDF:

• Export Equations: Automatically export all equations in a document as image files in these formats: EPS, GIF, PICT or PDF.
• Quark, InDesign, Dreamweaver: If you are working with page layout or HTML-authoring software, this command will save you time by not having to open and save each equation individually.
• Convert Equations: Convert all equations in a document to TeX, LaTeX or MathML in preparation for a custom export process.

• MathType menu and toolbar in PowerPoint 2011: MathType installs a toolbar and menu into PowerPoint, giving you the ability to insert an equation into a slide with just a click. No need to use the clunky Insert Object dialog.
• Browse all equations in a presentation: The browse feature lets you move forward and back one equation at a time, making it easy to review all equations within a presentation.

• MathType can be used to add equations to many applications and websites: MathType can add equations to virtually any application or website into which you can paste or drag a graphic in PDF, EPS, or GIF format or in LaTeX or MathML math languages. Look up your favorite apps and websites in our Works With section for details on how MathType works with them.
• Copy spreadsheet cells and word processing tables into MathType as matrices: MathType lets you copy and paste a range of cells in Excel or Numbers, or a table in Word or Pages, and paste it into the equation you are working on as a matrix. This saves you time by avoiding typing and mistakes due to missing decimal points or dropped digits.

TeX is a typesetting language invented in the 70's that's popular with some mathematicians, physicists, and chemists. LaTeX is a popular derivative of TeX. While TeX has a long learning curve, if your hands already "know" TeX syntax, you can leverage that knowledge while still reaping MathType's advantages in easy editing and application/document compatibility.

• Type equations in TeX into MathType's equation editing window: You can enter equations quickly using MathType's TeX input mode. TeX editing can be mixed with point-and-click editing so you get the best of both worlds.
• Type TeX directly into Microsoft Word 2011 documents: With MathType's unique TeX Toggle feature, you can type TeX directly into a Word document. When you are done, use the TeX Toggle command to turn it into a typeset equation. If you want to edit it later, use TeX Toggle again to turn it back into TeX to make your changes.
• Paste TeX from existing documents: Many TeX users have existing documents with lots of equations. Just copy them to the clipboard and paste into a MathType equation window to avoid retyping them.
• Export equations to TeX/LaTeX: MathType comes with translators for several variants of TeX/LaTeX:
  • Plain TeX (as described in Donald Knuth's The TeX Book)
  • AMS-TeX (Plain TeX with extensions from the American Mathematical Society)
  • LaTeX (version 2.09 and later)
  • AMS-LaTeX (LaTeX with AMS extensions)
• Customizable translators: Each translator is defined in a text file using a simple scripting language. This allows you to customize any of our translators to suit your own needs, or even create one from scratch.

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Support:

• MathType is a Universal application supporting both Intel and PowerPC Macs with fast native code. MathType works with Mac OS X 10.4.9 Tiger or later, including 10.7 Lion.

Works with many other applications:

MathType is compatible with many, many other applications – virtually any application via one or more of the following techniques:

• Cut, copy, and paste: Any application that lets you paste an image from the clipboard will work with MathType, allowing you to insert equations into literally thousands of document types.
• Drag and drop: Just like cut and paste, drag and drop can be used to put equations into many kinds of documents.
• Image files: MathType can save equations as image files in these formats: EPS, GIF, PICT or PDF. Many applications allow you to import these into their documents.
• Translation to MathML, TeX, and LaTeX: MathType's customizable translators allow you to convert equations into these popular formats for use in applications that accept them.
• Test MathType with your favorite application before you buy: Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and try adding equations to your favorite applications and documents.

More math symbols and fonts:

• More symbols and templates: MathType has hundreds more symbols and templates than Equation Editor. Besides our exclusive Euclid™ math fonts, you can also make use of the 1000's of math symbols in fonts already on your computer, as well as math fonts you can download from the Internet.
• Insert Symbol Dialog: MathType's Insert Symbol dialog allows you to explore the available symbols and insert them with a click or keystroke.
• Search for characters based on words in their Unicode description: MathType contains a database of character descriptions and knowledge of what characters are contained in most math fonts. For example, search for "less" to see the many variations of the < symbol.

Color all or part of an equation:

• Great for slide presentations and teaching: Coloring an equation can make it stand out in a slide show. Use color to highlight part of an equation to focus your students' attention on it. Show the part that changed in each step of a multi-step procedure.
• CMYK, RGB, spot colors: MathType also handles CMYK, RGB and spot color for page layout software, such as QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign.

Customizable keyboard shortcuts:

• Shortcuts for virtually every command: While pull-down menus make MathType easy, keyboard shortcuts make it fast as well, allowing power users to drive MathType without taking their hands off the keyboard.
• Assign new shortcuts to your favorite symbols or equations: You can assign your own keyboard shortcut to any symbol from any font, or any equation or expression you want to insert quickly from the keyboard.

Save equations as GIF, EPS, PICT, and PDF image files:

• GIF images: MathType creates smooth-looking GIF equations on either color or transparent backgrounds. Mathematical notation created with MathType is much higher-quality than the jagged-edged equations created by converting Microsoft Word documents to HTML due to the application of anti-aliasing algorithms. Also, the GIF files created by MathType result in much faster download times because of smaller file sizes obtained by optimization of the GIF color palette. For example, this MathType-produced GIF file is only 592 bytes:

• EPS: EPS is often the format of choice for professional publishing with QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, PageMaker and other page layout programs.
• PDF: PDF is the standard file format for line art for Mac OS X and can be imported into many drawing, illustration, and desktop publishing applications.
• PICT: PICT is the legacy graphics format that is still accepted by many Mac applications.
• Automatic file numbering: MathType can automatically number the equation files it saves, making it easy to save a sequence of equation files having similar filenames (e.g. "eqn1", "eqn2", and so on). This is especially handy when working with GIF files or EPS files.

Unlimited undo and redo:

• Unlike Equation Editor, MathType lets you undo your editing one step at a time, all the way back to the way your equation was at the start of the session.

Automatically formats as you type:

• MathType applies the rules of mathematical typesetting as you type. It automatically chooses fonts, style, spacing and position as you enter the equation. You can modify MathType's rules to accommodate your own style, or switch between automatic formatting and plain text modes with a single keystroke. For maximum flexibility and control, MathType gives you the ability to nudge equation elements in 1/4 point increments.

Add or delete matrix/table rows and columns:

• Unlike Equation Editor, MathType allows you to add or delete rows and columns within existing matrices and tables by using the commands on the new Matrix menu.

Save common equations and expressions for reuse with just a click or a keystroke:

• Saves time: Holds hundreds of your most frequently used symbols, expressions, and equations.
• Drag and drop expressions: Drag from your equation and drop onto the toolbar.
• Insert symbols or expressions with just a keystroke: Associate a keyboard shortcut with any symbol, template, or expression so that it can be inserted later using just the keyboard.
• Named tabs: Organize your toolbar expressions and symbols using named tabs (e.g. “Geometry”, “Science”, etc.). Customize the names as you see fit.

Export to MathML:

• MathML: MathML is an XML-based language adopted as a Recommendation by the World Wide Web Consortium, the main standards body governing the web. If you are interested in learning more about MathML, a good place to start is our Math on the Web section of this site.
• Customizable translators: Each translator is defined in a text file using a simple scripting language. This allows you to customize any of our translators to suit your own needs, or even create one from scratch.

Customizable function recognition:

• Automatic function recognition: When you type “sin”, “cos”, “lim”, etc., MathType understands you are typing a function and will automatically change its font  to “function style”.
• Add your own functions: You can also add your own functions to the list that MathType recognizes.

Three toolbar viewing sizes:

• You can choose from three different viewing sizes for MathType's toolbars, making it easy to adjust the way you work to both small and large screens, as well as make it easier for those that simply like larger buttons.

International character and keyboard support:

• Asian characters: Supports input of East Asian characters using standard input methods.
• Accents: European accented character support.

To get the latest features, bug fixes, and compatibility maintenance changes for new versions of Microsoft Office and other applications

MathType is a mature product that has been around for 25 years, and we continually add new features. Also, upgrading to the latest version of MathType ensures maximum compatibility with applications you use with MathType and with your computer's system software. If you already use MathType, it is important that you upgrade to the latest version in order to take advantage of these enhancements.

 

MathType 6.7 New Features

Virtually all MathType features are enhanced in each major release. Here are some major new features in MathType 6.7.

• Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Support: MathType now supports Mac OS X 10.4.9 Tiger or later, including version 10.7 Lion.
• Apple iWork '09 Support: Apple has picked MathType as its equation editor. If MathType is installed, a MathType Equation item appears on the Insert menu in all three iWork applications: Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.
• Microsoft Office 2011 Support: MathType brings back its full functionality, including equation numbering, within Word 2011. MathType is also compatible with Office 2008 but not all features are available. Please see So what's the story with MathType and Microsoft Office 2008? for details.
• Type TeX/LaTeX directly into a Microsoft Word document: If you already know the TeX typesetting language, you can enter equations quickly using that language in either the MathType editing window or directly into a Word document using the new TeX Toggle command.
• Copy spreadsheet cells and word processing tables into
  MathType as matrices: MathType lets you copy and paste a range of cells in Excel or Numbers, or a table in Word or Pages, and paste it into the equation you are working on as a matrix. This saves you time by avoiding typing and mistakes due to missing decimal points or dropped digits.
• MathType works with 500+ applications and websites: Look up your favorite apps and websites in our Works With section for details on how MathType works with them. Here are some of the most popular:
  • Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, Mac Mail, Microsoft Outlook
  • Mathematica, Maple
  • InDesign, QuarkXpress
  • Blackboard, Moodle, WebAssign
  • Wikipedia, Wolfram Alpha
  • Google Docs
  • Evernote
• Fast installation: The installation process in earlier versions of MathType was slow and required installation of Apple's Rosetta compatibility software. The installation process is now fast and easy.