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hkBattousai
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Is there any patch, add-in, etc for writing mathematical expressions in Microsft Word?
hkBattousai said:I'm looking for something like an add-in for MS Office, or even for something for OpenOffice will suffice.
I have just installed MathType, and it looks like to be a stand alone application, it is didn't integrate with MS Word.
bobm said:MathType definitely integrates with Word. There will be a MathType toolbar & menu or a MathType tab on the Ribbon, depending on your version of Office. You don't say which version of Word you're using, or even what platform (Windows or Macintosh), but MathType for Windows let's you type TeX directly into your Word document, and you convert it to a MathType equation with a shortcut key (Alt+\) or by clicking a menu command. You can convert it back and edit the TeX if you want.
If you're using Macintosh, this feature should be available in the next version of MathType for Macintosh, expected early next year. Note that even after the release of MathType 6.7 for Macintosh, this feature won't be available in Word 2008, but should be available in Word 2004 and 2011.
hkBattousai said:something for OpenOffice
fss said:Try poking around the different menus. Insert, perhaps?
To install and set up Latex in MS Word, you will need to first download and install the "Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS" from the Microsoft website. Then, you will need to download and install a Latex distribution such as MiKTeX or TeX Live. Once these are installed, you can access Latex functions in MS Word by clicking on the "Save As" option and selecting "PDF or XPS" as the file type.
Yes, you can use Latex commands in MS Word by using the "Equation" function. Simply click on the "Insert" tab and select "Equation" to open a drop-down menu with various Latex commands and symbols that you can use in your document.
To insert equations using Latex in MS Word, click on the "Insert" tab and select "Equation" to open the equation editor. From there, you can use Latex commands or the equation builder to create your desired equation. You can also use the "Equation Tools" tab to customize the appearance of your equation.
Yes, you can convert your existing MS Word document to Latex by using a conversion tool such as Pandoc. This tool will automatically convert your document into a Latex file, which you can then edit and compile using a Latex editor.
To add references and citations in Latex using MS Word, you will need to use a reference management tool such as Zotero or Mendeley. These tools allow you to easily insert citations and automatically generate a reference list in your document. You can then use Latex commands to format the citations and references according to your preferred style.