(I realize this is a Mac newsgroup, but bear with me and read
on...)
This is a good opportunity for me to point out that MathType 6,
which is compatible with Windows Vista and integrates with Office
2007, has TeX/LaTeX input and output (which I'll refer to simply
as TeX). You can type TeX directly into the MathType window, or
you can copy a TeX equation from an existing document and paste
it into MathType. This works in both Word and PowerPoint, which
the OMML equation editor (i.e., the new one in Word 2007) does
not. (It's Word-only.) MathType 6 can also accept equations that
you copy from websites like Wikepedia and PlanetMath, and you can
author equations for these sites.
While all of the above applies specifically to Windows at the
moment, the TeX features I mentioned above will be present in the
next version of MathType for Macintosh, which will be released
sometime after Office 2008 ships. Note that MathType has the
advantage of allowing collaboration between Mac and Windows, thus
it has a huge advantage over the OMML equation editor when it
comes to collaboration since OMML equations can't be created on a
Mac nor can OMML equations created in WinWord be edited on a Mac.
MathType equations are editable on both platforms and
transportable between both platforms. Further, you don't have to
wait for the new version -- MathType 6 equations created on a
Windows machine can be edited with MathType 5.1 on a Mac (and
vice versa).
For a free 30-day evaluation of MathType, see our website (link
in my signature).
--
Bob Mathews
Director of Training
Design Science, Inc.
bobm at dessci.com
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