Installing MathType 7 for Windows and Mac

Download MathType 7

To install MathType exit MathType Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, then run the MathType Setup Program by double-clicking the file you downloaded. This file will be named MathType-mac-en.pkg for Mac and MathType-win-<lang>.exe for Windows, where <lang> is the 2-letter code for the language you downloaded.

To complete the installation, follow the instructions in MathType Setup dialogs.

You can Evaluate MathType for 30 days by choosing that option after installation. The full version of MathType will be installed, and you will enjoy the same functionality as the unlocked version.

When you open MathType during the trial period, a dialog will appear showing the number of days remaining in your trial:

You may also manually check the number of days remaining, by going to MathType Help menu (only in MathType itself, not on the MathType tab in Word) and clicking About:

You can unlock MathType at any time with a valid product key, without reinstalling.

You may activate MathType either from the MathType window itself, or from the MathType tab in Word. After installation, when you first open MathType you will have the opportunity to enter your product key if you have purchased one, or to begin a 30-day trial if you don't have a product key:

Activating during the evaluation period

If you are evaluating the product and later want to activate it with a purchased product key, choose the Unlock/Register MathType command on MathType Help menu (not on the MathType tab in Word, but in MathType itself) and enter the product key into the dialog that opens.

The product key is on the payment confirmation web page and also in the order confirmation email you received.

• Once you've obtained a product key, enter your information.

• In order to receive free technical support and important notices, register your copy of MathType by entering your email and ensuring the check box that allows the installer to send your information to WIRIS is selected.

Caution

To activate from Word: After clicking the Unlock/Register MathType command in Word, you will arrive here on this documentation page. To actually unlock and/or register MathType, go back to the MathType tab in Word and click Inline to open MathType. Then in MathType's Help menu, click Unlock/Register. Choosing that command from MathType itself rather than from Word will allow you to proceed as described below.

Expired MathType trial

Once the evaluation period has expired, most MathType functions are deactivated. When you open MathType you will get this notice:

If you choose to Continue in deactivated mode, your options are limited:

• One thing you cannot do in deactivated mode is edit the equation.

• One thing you can do is to open MathType Cut and Copy Preferences and choose a text format (LaTeX or MathML). You may copy the equation in one of those formats and paste it elsewhere. The reason this feature remains enabled is it allows you to continue using your equations elsewhere, perhaps in a WordPress web page or blog, or in an LMS such as Canvas or D2L.

• If you're in Word, you may convert the equation to a Word equation. When you double-click an equation in the document, you'll see this dialog:

  

  If you click Cancel, you're returned to the document and nothing is changed. If you click Yes, MathType will convert the equation into an OMML (i.e., MS Office) equation, allowing you to continue using your equation and editing it if you need to. If you click No and "Continue in deactivated mode", you'll see the equation opened in MathType but with no toolbars:

  

  Proceed as described in the second bullet above.

You'll find more information about this subject on the Using MathType page, but if your MathType license expires it will behave as if it were an expired 30-day trial. You can re-activate MathType by purchasing a new product key from the Wiris Store.

This dialog allows you to either install MathType or remove an existing MathType installation. If you're installing for the first time the Remove button will be disabled.

MathType 5/6.x and MathType cannot be installed simultaneously, and MathType installation process removes MathType 5/6.x You'll still be able to exchange documents containing MathType 5/6.x equations as the equations are fully compatible.

If you're currently using an earlier version (3.x or before) you have the option of overwriting it or installing MathType into another folder. The decision as to whether or not to replace your old version of MathType with a new one is one you should consider carefully.

To remove MathType do one of the following:

Windows:

Mac:

This will run MathType 7 Setup with the Remove option pre-selected. Follow the instructions presented in Setup's dialogs.

MathType supports both automatic and manual checking to find out if a newer version of MathType 7 is available. The checks access the latest MathType version information via your Internet connection. After checking the version, a dialog will be displayed letting you know the results of the comparison.

MathType will normally perform this check once a month. If you want to check more often, manually choose the Check for Latest Version Now… command whenever you want to check for a newer version. This command is in MathType Help menu, under MathType on the Web. Note this is not on the MathType tab in Word; it is in MathType itself.

If there isn't a newer version of MathType available, the version check may occasionally display information about other Wiris products that have been released. If you'd prefer not to see these, either click the Don't show me this again checkbox in the message, or uncheck the Show Tips command on the MathType on the Web sub-menu of the Help menu. Note this is not on the MathType tab in Word; it is in MathType itself. Screen shot below is from Windows, but it's the same in Mac.