Introduction
About MathType 6
Download and Installation
Using MathType 6
Pricing and Support
Conclusion
MathType 6.7 New Features: Here are some of the major new features in MathType 6.7. To learn more about them, visit our Full Feature List. Compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010: MathType works with the latest release from Microsoft, Office 2010, as well as Office 2007, 2003, and 2002 (XP).
There are many Mac users who need to add equations within their MicrosoftOffice programs -- most of these users work with the free Equation Editorthat is bundled as part of Microsoft Office. Others upgrade from EquationEditor to MathType to get even more options to use in their equations. Sowhen Microsoft released Office 2008 for the Mac, it was a matter of timeuntil a new version of MathType was released.
In this review, we explore MathType 6 for the Mac. Beyond compatibilitywith Office 2008, MathType 6 is a major upgrade that adds support for MacOS X 10.5 (Leopard) and Intel Macs. Other new features include TeX/LaTeXinput, and the ability to copy equations to and from Wikipedia.
BackMathType is from DesignScience, a company based in LongBeach, CA, United States. You can learn more about their productsfrom their site.
You might also want to see our review on MathType 6 for Windows.
My contact at DesignScience for this review was Bruce Virga,thank you Bruce.
BackYou can download a trial version of MathType 6 for Macfrom their site. This trial works just like thefull version of the program for 30 days -- thereafter it functions as MathType Lite, a less featuredversion of the program.
Once you install the program, the setup routine will launch and close your2008 versions of Word and PowerPoint to add direct MathType commands withinthe Word and PowerPoint interfaces. Figure 1 shows you theInsert Equation command within PowerPoint 2008.
There are two ways you can use MathType:
Once MathType is loaded, you can create your equations. The interface issplit into two areas - the palettes and the work area. The palettes are acollection of symbols and templates - click any of them and the charactersthemselves are immediately copied to the insertion point within the workspace.Think of the workspace as a piece of paper - and the palettes as a virtualtypewriter (or rather a keyboard). Figure 3 shows you theactual interface.
When you are done with your equation, what you do depends on whether youare running MathType from within Word/PowerPoint or as a standalone application:
MathType 6 costs $97.00. Upgrade pricing is $49. There's also a more cost-effectiveacademic version available.
Support options include e-mail assistance, on-phone support, online tutorials,and FAQs.
MathType 6 is a very capable product -- and the availability of this newversion on the Mac brings all the new features to this platform and makesit on par with what is available for Windows users.