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MathType Tab has disappeared from Microsoft Word 2010 for Windows

Note

These steps do not apply to Word for Mac, nor for Word for Windows except versions noted here!

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Versions previous to MathType 7 – MathType 6.x – are no longer commercialized or supported. It is highly recommended to upgrade to the latest version for security reasons. MathType 6.x will be deprecated on October 1, 2023.

Please download the latest version here. For further details on the deprecation, click here.

Applicability

The information on this page applies to:

MathType 6.8 and later for Windows

Word 2010 for Windows, 64-bit only

This is a continuation of TechNote 133…

If you have not first read and followed the steps in that article, please go to TechNote 133 and go through the process described there.

Solution on Windows for Word 2010, 64-bit

Note

This article assumes you have confirmed you are using 64-bit Office. If you haven't verified this, don't just guess and don't assume. Most computers running 64-bit Windows are not using 64-bit Office. They are using 32-bit Office. The steps below will not work for 32-bit Office.

  1. Launch Microsoft Word.

  2. From the File tab, choose Options.

  3. In the resulting window, from the left-side navigation menu, choose Add-ins.

  4. Using the drop-down menu located at the bottom of the window, choose Word Add-ins and click the "Go" button.

  5. In the resulting window, under Global Templates and add-ins, the following items should be present:

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    Note

    If you're using MathType 6.8 through 6.9d, the first item will be named MathType Commands 6 for Word 2010.dotm.

  6. If the items from the previous step are not present, proceed to the next step. If they are present, the MathType Commands" item should be checked (selected) if you're using MathType 7 and later. If you're using MathType 6.8 through 6.9d, both items should be checked.

  7. If the items from step 5 are not present, that's OK. Please try this:

    1. Click the Add button. This will open a window titled Add Template.

    2. In the window, navigate to this path:

           C:\Program Files (x86)\xinfo:variable="MathType5"\Office Support\64

    3. You will see the following items in the folder (among others):

           xinfo:variable="MathType5" Commands 6 for Word 2010.dotm (if not using MathType 7 or later)      xinfo:variable="MathType5" Commands 2010.dotm (if using MathType 7 or later)      WordCmds.dot If there's not a …Word 2010.dotm file in the folder, verify once again you're using the correct version of MathType Office 2010 64-bit is only supported by MathType 6.8 and later.

    4. Please select one of them at a time, and click Open. This will bring it into the Add-Ins box. You will need to click Add one more time to bring in the other add-in ( MathType Commands….dotm or WordCmds.dot).

    5. Once you have them listed under Templates and Add-ins, the boxes on the left side should have a checkmark inside, but click to place a checkmark there if they don't. Click OK. (For MathType 7 and later, it's only necessary for xinfo:variable="MathType5" Commands 2010.dotm to have a checkmark).

  8. This should restore the MathType tab in Word. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to load it in.

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If you have meticulously worked through this process and the MathType tab is still not on the ribbon in Word 2016, please write and let us know you've gone through the steps here, and you still don't have a MathType tab in Word. Please let us know what versions of macOS, Word, and MathType you're using, as well as your MathType product key.