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Chapter 6: Creating Web Pages Containing Equations

Last printed 8/20/2001 9:40 AM

The Equations group allows you to choose whether each equation is represented

in the Web page using images (GIF files) or MathML. Images work well in all

browsers; several are generated for each equation and the most appropriate ones

are downloaded when the page is viewed. A high-resolution image is generated

for use when the Web page is printed.

MathZoom

You may want to let

people who view your

Web pages know about

MathZoom so they’ll be

able to benefit from this

feature.

MathML Info

For more information on

MathML, visit

www.w3.org/math.

If you choose images you also have the option of turning MathZoom on. This

technology allows people viewing your Web pages to magnify equations in the

browser, so they can see small items (subscripts, superscripts, primes, etc.) more

easily. Just click on an equation in the browser to see the enlarged version, as

shown below.

Normal Zoomed

You can zoom more than one equation at the same time. Close individual

zoomed equations by clicking on them again, or hold down the

SHIFT key and

click on any zoomed equation to close all zoomed equations.

Dragging and Dropping Equations

People viewing your Web page using Internet Explorer 5.0 or newer for

Windows can drag equations onto a MathType window. This opens a new

MathType window containing the dragged equation. This lets you re-use

equations on your (or someone else’s) Web pages, which can be a huge time-

saver. Note that you shouldn’t use this feature to try to edit the page; this won’t

work. To modify the equations on the page you must edit the original Word

document and run the Export to MathPage command again.

MathML

If you choose MathML you must then select one of the MathML targets. Selecting

one of these targets means that anyone viewing your Web page will need the

appropriate browser or plug-in installed. MathZoom is not available when

MathML is selected. See MathType’s online help for more information about the

MathML targets.

Target Browser

The Target Browser setting lets you choose the level of browser compatibility.

This mainly affects how symbols in the document are handled. The “Internet

Explorer 5 or newer (Windows)” option takes advantage of the fact that Internet

Explorer 5 and newer for Windows can correctly display many symbolic

characters. Most other browsers do not display these characters properly;