How to use MathType to write math formulas

If you are a teacher, student, or Maths lover, you should definitely not ignore the MathType software. MathType is a software for drafting math formulas, complete with Math symbols. Math expressions and mathematical equations are also provided by MathType to users.

In particular, the tool can be used on text editors such as Office, OpenOffice, Gmail, TeX, etc. Users while entering content can change the color, adjust the font to match the entire content. Page. The following article will guide you how to use MathType to type in the Math formula.

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How to type math formulas with MathType

Step 1:

Click on the link below to download MathType to your computer and then install it on your computer. During the installation process, exit all existing office tools on the computer

1. Download MathType software

At the installation interface, first click on the button I Agree agree to the installation terms, then click on the Next button.

Step 2:

Next the software will create the MathType folder on the computer. By default, it will be created in drive C, if you want to change, click the Browse button to select another folder. If not, press the Ok button right above to continue.

Step 3:

Then MathType installation will take place.

When you see the message as shown below, the installation process is successful, press Exit Setup to exit.

Step 4:

Thus users have completed the installation of software on the computer. Click the MathType icon to start. Here we use the trial version, so click Start a 30-day trail period . If you have a key, press Enter a product key.

Next the software will ask the user to enter the email address to complete the trial, press the Start button to start.

This is the main interface of MathType.

Step 5:

Now you just need to type the math formulas you want to use. For example, to type a fractional formula click on the fraction symbol. Select the type of fraction you want to use in the formula. Then you just need to enter the content for the series of calculations.

Note below that there will be a shortcut for the symbol for you to use quick typing on MathType.

You can quickly refer to the keyboard shortcuts for math in the picture below.

Type TEX on MathType

Step 1:

Click on Preferences in the Preferences screen and select Workspace Preferences .

Step 2:

Switch to the new interface and click on the Allow TeX Language entry from keyboard section and click OK.

Step 3:

Back to the formula input interface, just type TEX into the content to see the tool automatically switch to the formula.

When pressing Enter the formula will be moved as shown below. For those who show up on PowerPoint, this approach will be very supportive. After typing is complete, the user only needs to copy and paste into Word or other editing tools.

MathType's user interface is simple and easy to edit calculations and math formulas. However, users should note that if the text file typed in MathType will be relatively large, the symbols are in image format.

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I wish you all success!