Mathtype is a powerful MathType, which can be used with commonly used word processing software and demonstration programs to add complex mathematical formulas and symbols to various documents. Another advantage of it is that it can insert numbering formula, establish the relationship between numbering and formula, and automatically update numbering, thus avoiding the trouble and mistakes of manually adapting numbering.

I. Installation and Interface (Take 6.5 Chinese Version as an Example)

After installing MathType, a toolbar will be generated in the word software (as shown below), and there will also be a MathType menu item in the word menu bar, which lists the general functions of MathType.

The interface of Mathtype editor is as follows:

You can easily edit formulas such as Greek letters, superscripts and subscripts, integers, sums, fractions, matrices, etc. through the toolbar. I believe you can understand their usage by browsing the options in the toolbar, so I won't go into details here. What I want to say here is some details. Remember a sentence here, mathtype can make any formula format you have seen in books.

Second, use MathType in word software.

In word, the functions of the buttons in the MathType toolbar are as follows:

1. Insert formula description

The first four items are all formulas inserted in word. Clicking any item will open the MathType editor.

1) "Insert in-line equation" is used to insert small formulas or variable symbols in text paragraphs;

2) "Insert Display Equation" is used to insert unnumbered formulas, and the third and fourth items are left and right numbered formulas as the name implies. These three items are used to insert a formula that accounts for one line, as shown in the following figure:

2. The first parameter configuration

When writing a paper, items 1 and 4 are often used. When using the formula "Insert Display Equation, Right Number" and the right number for the first time, a prompt box will pop up, as shown in the following figure:

Enter the chapter number of the formula. Generally, the formula in dissertation adopts the format of "chapter number+formula serial number", such as (1. 1), and the section number is not written, such as (1. 1). Mathtype's default formula number is "section number+formula number". Open the window shown below through the menu bar "MathType-Format Equality Numbers …", and you can change the number format, bracket form and separator of the formula number. (The options in the figure below are chapter number+formula number, brackets and dots).

3. Used in 3. word

When starting a new chapter, put the cursor at the beginning of the chapter and select "Insert Chapter/section break" to insert section break, and the new chapter will be renumbered. Select "New Chapter-Chapter Number" and fill in the chapter number in the following box. Even if the chapter number is modified later, you only need to delete the original chapter partition (or directly create a new partition after the old chapter partition), create a new one, and then update the formula number. It is recommended not to use "next chapter number" because it is not clear how it is updated, and there is always trouble in using subdocument processing. Because the section number is not output, the value of the section item is not needed.

It should be noted here that office2003 does not have any marks at the page break. In some versions of word, several red words enclosed in braces appear at the insertion point (such as the explicit text at the beginning of the first paragraph above), indicating that the formula will be numbered in a new chapter from here. This line of scarlet letter is not a domain shading, which can't be eliminated, and it takes up the character position.

However, in Word2003, these red words will not be displayed when I print the preview, so don't worry. In addition, you can also adopt a simple method: put the insertion point of section break at the end of any paragraph or title before the first numbering formula in the chapter, and then select section break, "Format-Font-Hidden Text", so that this item will not be output when printing. Anyway, it's up to you in the end, hehe

4. Reference formula number in the text:

Place the mouse where the formula number is referenced, and then click Insert Formula Reference in the toolbar. At this point, "Equation references here" will appear at the insertion point. Ignore it, double-click the formula number to insert, and it's OK.

5. When inserting a new formula before an existing formula.

At this time, MathType can automatically modify the formula number, including the formula number quoted in this paper. If the numbers aren't updated, click Update Equation Numbers in the toolbar. This saves the trouble of manual modification and is not easy to make mistakes.

Third, MathType interface prompts

1.PPT sets the foreground and background colors of the formula.

When doing PPT, the formula font copied from word is black, which is not clear in PPT with deep background. One method is to fill the formula with background color (right-click-format picture-fill), and the other method is to double-click the formula, open MathType, and select Format-Color to adjust the font color of the formula. There are other functions in the format, so I won't go into details here. Friends in need try it themselves.

2. Font setting

As we know, the variables in the text are generally italicized, the function symbols and matrix symbols are in bold and other special formats, and the characters input by MathType by default are all variables (that is, italicized). In addition, it can automatically identify common functions such as,, etc., and adopt non-italic bold form. When you need to modify the format, please use the Style menu. For example, when no function is performed, only the maximum value is displayed; when variables are used, enter max and select "Style-Variable"; When capital letters represent matrix or vector, select the letter "style-vector/matrix"; If there are requirements for fonts, "Style-Other".

Fourth, some precautions:

1. The multiplication sign in the formula should choose the smallest point.

2.delta, the symbol of variation.

3. When inputting the bracket part of the formula, first select the bracket from the toolbar, and then fill in the contents in the bracket; Or, enter the contents in brackets and select them, and then select brackets from the toolbar. Do not manually enter any brackets from the keyboard. Because in some versions, the parentheses entered from the keyboard cannot change with the height of the formula, it will be ugly when the parentheses are in fractional form.