Read the Indezine review of MathType 6.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint
Introduction
New Features
Download and Installation
Using MathType 6
Pricing and Support
Conclusion
MathType 6 is the newest version of a well known program that allows you to create math equations and more within Word, PowerPoint and several other applications. MathType itself is available in both Windows and Macintosh platforms, but MathType 6 is available only for Windows at the time of this writing.
MathType 6 has several improvements over the older versions of the program -- you can read a review of MathType 5 here
MathType is from Design Science, a company based in Long Beach, CA, United States. You can learn more about their products from their site.
My contacts at Design Science for this review were Bob Mathews and Julie Heifner - thank you, Bob and Julie.
BackMathType 6 improvements include:
Download the installer from the their site, run the setup routine and follow the instructions.
When installed, the add-in creates an MathType tab in the Ribbon within Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, as shown in Figure 1.
Follow these steps to use MathType 6. This example uses Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, but the process is similar for users of older PowerPoint versions:
MathType 6 costs $97.00. Upgrade pricing is $49. There's also a more cost-effective Academic version available.
Support options include e-mail assistance, on-phone support, online tutorials, and FAQs.
BackMathType has long been the best solution to input equations and similar content into Microsoft Office documents. This new version improves the integration and compatibility factors -- and provides a great new interface. There's tons of other improvements -- looks like MathType will continue being the best product in its category.
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