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====== Disabling MathType commands in Word ======
== TechNote 97 ==

===== Applicability =====

^The information on this page applies to:^|
|[MTP] for Windows\\ [MTP] for Mac|All [[en:mathtype:faq#which-versions-of-microsoft-office-work-with-mathtype|supported versions of Word]] for Windows and Mac|

===== Issue =====

  - For various reasons, some users do not want the [MTP] Commands to automatically load when Word is launched, or they want to temporarily disable them while Word is running. Among other things, this allows them to increase the speed of Word's startup or gives them access to some of Microsoft Word's advanced features which are modified by the [MTP] Commands.
  - [MTP] is not yet available for macOS 10.15 Catalina, yet if [MTP] was already installed when you upgraded to Catalina, the [MTP] macros will still load when you launch Word. This places an unusable [MTP] tab on the ribbon in Word. Removing the [MTP] macros will remove this tab.

===== Solution: Windows =====

The steps below provide users with two different resolutions to this problem. The first set of instructions will detail how to stop the [MTP] Commands for Word from loading at startup and provide you with an alternative way of loading the add-in when you need [MTP]'s commands and toolbar in Microsoft Word. The second set of instructions will allow the [MTP] Commands to load when Word starts up, but the user will be able to deactivate the commands whenever necessary.

==== Moving the MathType add-in out of your Microsoft Word Startup folder: ====

  - Locate your office startup folder. If the folder identified below doesn't exist, look in Program Files (x86):
    * Word 2007 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Startup\
    * Word 2010 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\Startup\
    * Word 2013 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\STARTUP
    * Word 2016 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\STARTUP
  - Delete this file if it exists:
    * [MTP] Commands 6.dot or [MTP] Commands 6 for Word 20XX.dotm or [MTP] Commands for Word.dotm
  - If present, do **NOT** delete the file MathPage.wll as you will not be able to reactivate the commands as described below

At this point, when you launch Microsoft Word, the additional [MTP] commands and toolbar should no longer appear in Microsoft Word. You can now activate the add-in (as described below) when required.

==== Deactivating the MathType add-in when Word is running: ====

  - From the Office Button or File tab, choose Word Options (2010 and later: Options).
  - Along the left pane of the resulting window click Add-Ins.
  - At the bottom of the window, next to "Manage" use the drop-down menu to choose Word Add-ins and click Go.
  - In the list of currently active templates, uncheck the box next to ''[MTP] Commands 6 for Word.dotm'' or ''[MTP] Commands for Word.dotm''.

<callout type="primary" color="navy" icon="true">**Note** that disabling the commands by unchecking the box as described will remove the [MT] tab for //the current Word session only//. The commands will be re-enabled and the tab back in place the next time you launch Word.</callout>

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==== Activating the MathType add-in for Microsoft Word when needed: ====

If you want the functionality of the [MTP] add-in for just a single project, you can activate it temporarily.

Simply follow the steps detailed in the previous section, except place a checkmark next to the commands file to activate them for Word. When an add-in is activated and added to this list, it appears checked in the list, indicating that it is currently loaded. The next time you launch Microsoft Word, the template will not be loaded, but if you open the Templates and Add-ins dialog, the [MTP] add-in will appear in the list and you can simply check the box to activate it.

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===== Solution: Mac =====

The steps below provide users with two different resolutions to this problem. The first set of instructions will detail how to stop the [MT] Commands for Word from loading at startup. The second set of instructions applies only if you're not using Catalina. These will allow the [MT] Commands to load when Word starts up, but the user will be able to deactivate the commands whenever necessary.

==== Moving the MathType add-in out of your Word Startup folder: ====

=== macOS 10.15 Catalina ===

The best way to determine the location of the [MT] macros is to open Word. In the Tools menu, click //Templates and Add-ins//. The resulting dialog should look something like this:

<well>{{  remove_macros_mac.png  |You can see the MathType macros listed in the Templates and Add-ins dialog}}</well>

As you see in the **Full path** section, this file is located at\\ ''/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office365/User Content.localized/Startup.localized/Word/''. Don't worry about the "''.localized''" suffix. Yours will probably be located at ''…/User Content/Startup/Word/''.

You //can// remove the [MT] tab by simply deselecting the checkbox to the left of //MathType Commands 2016.dotm//, but that will remove it only temporarily. The tab will be there again next time you launch Word. To remove it permanently, you must remove the file from that location. You can do so by moving it to another location if you want, but when we have a Catalina-compatible version of [MT], it will add whatever files it needs to the proper locations so there's no need to save it unless you really want to.

<callout type="info" color="#428BCA" icon="fa fa-info-circle">**Note:** There are at least two //Library// folders on your Mac. The one you need for this process is the one you'll find if you open a Finder window and in the //Go// menu click //Home// then //Library//. This is **not** the //Library// folder inside your User folder.</callout>

You'll notice there's also a "[MT].bundle" file in the folder. Deleting that file will neither help nor hurt. Simply deleting the "[MT] Commands" file is what will remove the [MT] tab from the ribbon.

=== macOS 10.14 Mojave and earlier ===

You may either:

  - Remove the commands ([MT] tab for Word 2016 and later, [MT] menu and toolbar for Word 2011) by moving them out of their normal location, or
  - Leave the macro file in-place but deactivate the commands whenever necessary.

The steps below will guide you through the process…

**Moving the [MT] add-in out of Word's Startup folder:**

  * For //Word 2016 and later//, follow the instructions above for macOS 10.15 Catalina. **Note:** If you have both Word 2016 (or later) and Word 2011 installed, following these steps to remove the commands from that more recent version of Word will not affect [MT]'s operation with Word 2011. You will still be able to use [MT] normally with Word 2011.
  * For //Word 2011//, either delete or move the file //MathType Commands 2011.dotm// from this location:\\ ''/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Startup/Word/''.
 
If this is the method you choose, you may skip the next section.

**Deactivating the [MT] add-in when Word is running:**

  - From Tools/Templates and Add-ins, click to deselect the checkmark in the box to the left of "[MT] Commands 2016 (or 2011).dotm".
  - That's all you need to do. The [MT] tab (Word 2016 and later) or the [MT] menu and floating toolbar (Word 2011) will be deactivated for this session of Word only. They will be back in place when you restart Word.

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We hope this has been helpful. As always, please [[support@wiris.com?subject=TN97 - Disabling MT commands in Word|let us know]] if you have questions about this, or if you have additional techniques that work. We'd love to hear from you.