User Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction
Using this Manual
This manual was written assuming that you understand the basic operation of
your computer and the Windows environment. You should be familiar with
concepts such as mouse clicking, dragging, scrolling, and so on. Please refer to
your Windows manual or online Help if you need to refresh your memory.
MathType has a very intuitive user interface, and you can probably learn its
basic capabilities just by experimenting with it. However, reading this manual
can cut down on the learning time needed to become productive. Some of
MathType’s most powerful features are best discovered and understood by
reading about them first. We’ve also provided many hints and shortcuts that will
enable you to get the most benefit from MathType in the shortest possible time.
If you want to gain a sound understanding of MathType and get the most out of
it, you should consider reading most of the material in the next four chapters of
this manual. The purpose of each chapter is as follows:
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Tells you how to install MathType. You should read this chapter.
Chapter 3: Basic Concepts
Describes the fundamental ideas and techniques used in MathType and the
tutorial examples. You should at least glance through this chapter.
Chapter 4: Tutorials
Provides step-by-step instructions for working through some simple examples.
Some of the tutorials cover basic concepts and are the easiest way to learn
MathType — we highly recommend that you take a few minutes to work
through them. Other tutorials are more advanced and are useful whenever you
need a step-by-step introduction to one of MathType’s more powerful features.
Chapter 5: Working with Other Applications
This chapter recommends techniques for using MathType with other
applications. You should read this chapter to learn about the different ways of
incorporating MathType equations into your documents.
Chapter 6: Creating Web Pages Containing Equations
Describes MathType’s Export to MathPage command, which is the easiest way to
generate Web pages containing equations. This chapter also covers other ways of
adding equations to Web pages.
Chapters 7: Fonts, Styles, Sizes, and Spacing
This chapter covers MathType’s automatic formatting and its system of styles,
sizes, and spacing. You should read this chapter to learn how to use MathType’s
preference files to give your equations a consistent look.
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