MathType for Office Tools FAQ

During your MathType for Office Tools trial period, you can do the same things as you can with a fully-registered copy of MathType There are no restrictions or limitations other than the time limit of 30 days.

You can view (and print) the Equations, but you won’t be able to edit them or create new ones.

The equations in documents you create during the trial remain readable and unchanged after your trial expires. The only difference you'll notice is you'll no longer be able to make changes to these equations. With MathType 7 the equations do require the MathType fonts to remain installed though, so take care not to remove any font with the name Euclid in it, nor the font MT Extra.

Your license keys for MathType are included in the email you receive after purchasing. You can always recover them from your personal area at MY WIRIS STORE.

If you need to recover licenses key for MathType 6 and previous versions please contact us.

If your MathType license expires you can re-activate it by purchasing a new product key from the Wiris Store. If you are looking for an educational or corporate subscription, please contact us

For the moment, the add-in will only be available for Microsoft Word application within Microsoft 365 suite and up to Office 2021, although our immediate roadmap contemplates the implementation of MathType Add-In in Powerpoint too.

If you use Microsoft Word 365 and Google Docs, MathType supports full and bidirectional compatibility for their equations. See here the steps to convert documents and equations from one context to another.

This option is available for now on the desktop version of Microsoft Word within Microsoft 365 suite. In order to do so, you need to select the whole equation and then open our Add-In. This feature is planned to be released in the future for Microsoft Word 365 online but it still requires development steps both from Microsoft and us.

Yes, you can. If you are working on a Word document in Microsoft 365 and you want to edit an equation created with MathType 7, now is possible using MathType add-in for Microsoft 365. Visit this page for more information.

The interface in the MathType 7 desktop application is different from other MathType applications (MathType for Google Workspace, MathType for MS365) and products (MathType for LMS, MathType integrations).

WIRIS EDITOR was rebranded as MathType in March 2018. You can find former WIRIS EDITOR in MathType for LMS and in Mathtype integrations. Inside Office Tools, you will find WIRIS EDITOR in MathType for Google Workspace and in MathType for Microsoft 365. WIRIS EDITOR is not available at MathType 7 desktop app, which is based on a different technology and UX.

MathType will check periodically for releases that are more recent than the version you have installed. It will let you choose to download and install now, to get more information about the update, or to cancel and upgrade at a later time. You can visit this section for more detailed information.

MathType system requirements are not substantial:

MathType works well with Pages 6.0, Keynote 7.0, Numbers 4.0, and later, but not with earlier versions. Apple picked MathType as the equation editor to use with these applications. When MathType 7 is installed, an Equation command appears on the Insert menu. Choosing this command will open MathType so you can insert an equation into the document.

Yes. MathType 7 for Mac and Windows are fully compatible with each other, and Microsoft Word documents containing MathType 7 equations can be easily shared between them.

Install the MathType add-on for Google Workspace just like you would install any other plugin. From the Add-ons menu, choose Get Add-ons. Find MathType and click INSTALL. Follow the instructions on the documentation page if you are interested in more details or if you want to install the plugin for an entire domain. You will have an opportunity to enter your product key when you launch the add-on the first time.

Install MathType Add-in for Word in Microsoft 365 like you would install any other add-in. Follow the instructions on the documentation page if you are interested in further details. Notice that the instalation process may varay depending on the environment (online, desktop or iPad).

Once you complete the purchase of MathType 7 in our online store, you will be able to download the MathType 7 software. Once that is complete, double-click the downloaded MathType installer file. On a Mac, this will open it in a separate window, so double-click MathType Installer…" within that window, to run the installer program. On Windows, after you double-click the downloaded MathType 7 installer file, the installer will run. On both platforms, it will present simple instructions that will guide you through the installation process. You'll be using MathType 7 in no time at all.

You will have an opportunity to enter your product key when you launch MathType 7 the first time.

Yes, if you purchase a single-user copy of MathType 7, you may install it on all of your computers (i.e., home and work), both Mac and Windows.

Yes. MathType 7 downloads are available on our downloads page.

You can use MathType on up to three devices. This includes computers, tablets, or any other compatible devices.

You may want to send documents containing MathType 7 equations to other people so they can view, print, or even edit them. In case they need to edit the equations, they should download and install our free MathType 30-day trial, and they will be able to edit your equations during the trial period. Once the trial is over, the MathType 7 editor will not be available for editing equations. MathType 7 fonts will remain installed, so equations will still display and print.

Yes, MathType can understand and edit Equation Editor equations in your existing documents. MathType cannot create equations in the old Equation Editor format.