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MathType Tips & Tricks
Reading time: 2minIf you feel like you know MathType well enough to get by most of the time but have a nagging feeling you could be a lot more productive if you knew a little more, you've come to the right place! Check back periodically for regular installments of MathType Tips & Tricks — hints from the experts on how to use MathType better and save even more time with it.
If you are experiencing a problem using MathType, we encourage you to refer to the leading MathType documentation and Support notices. Please write to our Tech Support staff if you need further assistance.
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Tips to use with MathType itself
- Adding memorable keyboard shortcuts for your most commonly-used symbols and actions.
- Creating "stacked" arithmetic:
- Pro tip: Long multiplication with multiple sum levels.
- Pro tip: Long division with multiple subtraction levels.
- Insert and edit MathType equations using only the keyboard.
- Moving MathType settings to a new Mac computer.
- Moving MathType settings to a new Windows computer.
- Quick formatting of equations and identifying names & keyboard shortcuts: Using the MathType status bar.
Tips to use with Microsoft Word
- Add MathType commands to the Microsoft Office Quick Access Toolbar.
- Advanced techniques for adding equations and symbols to word documents.
- Aligning equation numbers with multi-line equations.
- Change multiple instances of a single equation simultaneously.
- Changing the font & size of all equations in a document.
- Creating links in one document that hyperlink to equations in another document.
- Drawing attention to your equations with comments and annotations.
- Group MathType equation objects with drawings and pictures in Word, PowerPoint, Pages, and other applications.
- Modify the shortcuts MathType installs into Word.
- Uploading a Word document with MathType equations to Google Docs.
- Using a different numbering scheme in a document's appendix than in the chapters.
Tips to use with Microsoft PowerPoint
- Add MathType commands to the Microsoft Office Quick Access Toolbar.
- Create accessible PowerPoint slides.
- Creating true inline equations in PowerPoint.
- Drawing attention to your equations with comments and annotations.
- Group MathType equation objects with drawings and pictures in PowerPoint.
- Rotating equations in PowerPoint.