MathType appears in full-screen mode and will not re-size

TechNote 173

Applicability

Issue

When you open MathType, it fills the screen. You can't "restore" it or change the size of the window:

Reason

Your computer is in Tablet Mode.

Solution

Turn off Tablet Mode.

2. When you click the Notifications icon, you'll see the Tablet Mode on/off switch:

3. You'll likely want to change your system settings, so your computer doesn't boot up in Tablet Mode next time you boot. To do that, press & release the Windows Logo key to the left of your spacebar: . Type the words tablet mode. The "Best match" should be "Tablet mode settings". Click it.
4. You'll see something like this:

That's all there is to it. Your computer should now be out of tablet mode, and the windows should behave normally.

We hope this has been helpful. As always, please let us know if you have questions about this or if you have additional techniques that work. We'd love to hear from you.