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Chapter 5: Working with Other Applications
Using TEX, MathML and other Translators See the Tutorial Using MathType with your favorite TEX editor is covered in detail by Tutorial 17 in Chapter 4.
You can configure MathType to convert equations to text-based markup languages like LATEX and MathML using the Translators command on the Preferences menu. This dialog allows you to choose from a list of available translators, including several kinds of TEX and MathML. Once you have chosen a translator, every time you copy an equation to the clipboard or do a drag-anddrop operation, the translator you chose will be invoked to convert the equation into text in the appropriate language.
Converting Microsoft Word Documents to TEX Although MathType cannot convert entire Microsoft Word documents into TEX, it can perform part of the process. MathType’s commands for Microsoft Word allow you to convert all the equations in a Word document using one of MathType’s translators. If you save the resulting document as text, all you need to do to complete the task is add TEX commands for formatting the paragraphs and headings.
Working with MathML MathML There is limited support for MathML in the popular Web browsers. This situation is expected to change soon. Please visit the MathType Web site for up-to-date information.
MathML is a recommendation created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C, www.w3.org) for expressing mathematics in Web pages. MathType installs several MathML translators that differ in the MathML browser and/or plug-in they are designed to work with. Working with MathML is much like working with TEX — you run MathType at the same time as your favorite HTML editor and cut-and-paste (or drag-anddrop) equations between their windows. For the details of how you connect the MathType-generated MathML fragments to the MathML browser plug-in you choose to use, please consult the plug-in’s documentation. Perhaps the easiest way to get started is to use MathType’s Export to MathPage command in Word to convert a Word document into a Web page containing MathML. See Chapter 6 for more details. There’s more information on working with MathML in MathType’s online help, and on the MathType Web site at www.dessci.com.
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