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MathType Tip: Copy equations from Wikipedia and other websites into MathType

You're teaching a lesson tomorrow on the chain rule, and you've found the perfect example on Wikipedia. Now what do you do with it? If you answered "re-type it in MathType so I can use it in PowerPoint", we've got a tip that'll save you loads of time.

With MathType 6, you can copy equations from Wikipedia and use them as you would any MathType equation. We've added a new tip to MathType Tips & Tricks that shows you how to do this. We'd love to know about other sites you've found that MathType works with -- other websites, blogs, wikis, etc. -- and if there are sites you'd like MathType to work with, please let us know by posting a comment here.

Using MathType with Moodle

Moodle is an open-source learning management system that you may already be using. If so, you've seen how much easier your life is with this valuable tool. What if I said you could take that quiz you wrote last year in Microsoft Word, and you can reuse the equations in Moodle without having to re-type them? Did you know you can use MathType equations in a Moodle forum or chat? What about the reverse? You can copy an equation from a colleague's Moodle course, paste it into MathType, and use it in PowerPoint.

We have a new Application Note, Using MathType With Moodle, that will show you how to do all of these things, and more. If this AppNote proves to be useful to you, you might want to check out our other AppNotes too.

MathType Tips & Tricks

We're excited to announce the launch of MathType Tips & Tricks. Tips & Tricks consists of short articles that help you fine-tune your MathType skills. There are currently five tips, including a tip showing how to change the font and size of all equations in a document with a single command, and a tip showing how to create multi-line expressions (i.e., "stacked" arithmetic). We'll be adding new tips from time to time, so we recommend bookmarking the Tips & Tricks page for future reference. We'll also mention new tips in this blog, so if you want to make sure you always have the latest MathType tips, subscribe to the blog.

ICTCM Conference in San Antonio, March 6-8

We will be exhibiting at the International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio TX. Exhibits are Thursday March 6 through Saturday March 8. Stop by booth 110 and see the new features of MathType 6 for Windows, including TeX input and copy/paste from Wikipedia, PlanetMath, and many blogs. For information on this and other conferences where we will be exhibiting, see our Events Schedule.

T3 International Conference, Dallas TX, Feb 29-Mar 1

We will be exhibiting at the Teachers Teaching with Technology Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas TX. Exhibits are Friday February 29 and Saturday March 1. Stop by booth 101 and see the new features of MathType 6 for Windows. For information on this and other conferences where we will be exhibiting, see our Events Schedule.