User Guide

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction...............................................................................1
About MathType............................................................................................1
Using this Manual.........................................................................................3
Additional MathType Documentation............................................................4
Getting Help..................................................................................................4
Registering Your Copy of MathType.............................................................5
Chapter 2 Getting Started..........................................................................7
Overview.......................................................................................................7
System Requirements..................................................................................7
Installing MathType.......................................................................................7
What To Do Next...........................................................................................8
Notes for Users of Earlier Versions of MathType..........................................8
Notes for Microsoft Equation Editor Users....................................................9
Equation Conversion Manager.....................................................................9
Chapter 3 Basic Concepts.......................................................................11
Introduction.................................................................................................11
The MathType Window...............................................................................12
Keyboard Notation in this Manual...............................................................14
Entering Text from the Keyboard................................................................14
Inserting Symbols.......................................................................................15
Inserting Templates.....................................................................................16
Placing the Insertion Point..........................................................................16
Moving the Insertion Point..........................................................................17
Selecting Items in an Equation...................................................................18
The ENTER Key..........................................................................................18
Keyboard Shortcuts....................................................................................19
Chapter 4 Tutorials...................................................................................21
Before You Start..........................................................................................21
Tutorial 1: Fractions and Square Roots......................................................22
Tutorial 2: Sums, Subscripts & Superscripts...............................................26
Tutorial 3: Editing Old Equations................................................................29
Tutorial 4: Including Text in an Equation.....................................................31
Tutorial 5: Using MathType’s Toolbar..........................................................32
Tutorial 6: Spacing and Alignment..............................................................36
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