* Key Features

Click here to see the key features of MathMagic Pro Edition for Adobe InDesign.

• Added: "Close All" command added to File menu, which was only possible by option-clicking on the Close box of window title.
• Added: "Close All Detached Palettes" command added to Window menu, which was possible by option-clicking on the Close box of window title.
  
  
• Fixed: Some Greek symbols not converted by LaTeX converter.
• Fixed: Fixed: Show/Hide all Detached Palettes status under Window menu fixed when launched again after quitting with hidden.
  
  

• Changed: Font activation message and Drag and Drop message revised.
  
  
• Fixed: multiple Clipboard error messages displayed when Drag and Dropped an unknown format.
  
  

• Added: Added: Import/Export options dialog: General pane has "White Background if transparent" option for better compatibility with some applications.
  
  
• Changed: Default selection of reading file format in Convert... dialog changed to "All readable files".
  
  
• Fixed: User defined fonts in Define Style dialog not maintained after reading equations saved in EPS or PICT format.
• Fixed: Over or Under Horizontal braces had a wrong vertical height when exported in EPS.
• Fixed: StyleSet of Factory Setting in Batch Convert... dialog not applied.
• Fixed: Exporting in Gray PICT exported in color PICT.
  
  
• Plug-ins Changed: MathMagic Plug-ins for CS, CS2, CS3, and CS4 revised.
  
  

• Added: Copy As Google Docs equation, Copy As Zoho equation commands added to Edit menu so that MathMagic equation can be pasted into Google Docs Equation editor window or Zoho Equation Editor window.
• Added: Google Doc equation can be drag and dropped to MathMagic window to re-edit. Or, its LaTeX expression can be copied from Google Doc Equation box, and then pasted into MathMagic window.
• Added: The URL of Google Docs equation which contains its LaTeX expression can be pasted into MathMagic window. MathMagic parses the URL to extract the LaTeX expression.
• Added: MathMagic equation can be drag and dropped to MathType window.
• Added: Equations saved in GIF format can be opened for editing if saved by MathMagic v6.8 or newer.
• Added: Equations saved in JPEG format can be opened for editing if saved by MathMagic v6.8 or newer.
• Added: Copy As Google Docs equation, Copy As Zoho equation commands added to Edit menu so that MathMagic equation can be pasted into Google Docs Equation editor window or Zoho Equation Editor window.
• Added: MathMagic equation can be drag and dropped to TextEdit utility and OmniOutliner, or vice a versa. Some other RTFD capable Mac OS X applications may work as well.
  
  
• Changed: System ID now uses the Mac hardware Serial Number first.
• Changed: Some FactorySetting values in Import/Export Options dialog changed.
• Changed: "Copy and Export rate" field moved to Import/Export Options dialog from Preferences dialog.
  
  
• Fixed: LaTeX or MathML expressions could not be Copy and Pasted or Drag and Dropped from some Web pages with non-Roman encoding.
• Fixed: LaTeX \sum now has better handling of its under over script box.
• Fixed: Font style name of some OpenType fonts, saved in the Preferences file not recognized if replaced by its TrueType font or vice a versa.
• Fixed: Imports Plain TeX better.
  
  

• Changed: Bold face can be applied to Root symbol to make the line thickness look thicker.
• Changed: Bold face can be applied to Negate lines(slash, backslash, cross, horizontal and vertical lines).
  
  
• Fixed: Bold and Italic face of MM~ TrueType fonts were not compatible with their OpenType face.
• Fixed: The 2nd Fence Alignment option of Base-aligned could not be specified.
• Fixed: Some File extensions not recognized in the Batch Conversion dialog.
• Fixed: Reading incomplete LaTeX file or large LaTeX file now works better.
• Fixed: Vec arrow accent not displayed on screen.
  
  

• Added: Batch conversion for multiple files/folders supported in File menu.
• Added: Contextual menu added for right-button click or control-click in the main editor window.
  
  
• Changed: Shortcut key assigned to Export menu(command-option-E), selecting PICT format for Personal Edition, EPS format for Pro Edition.
• Changed: \top and \bot symbols are now handled as Relational Operator symbol in TeX spacing rule.
  
  
• Fixed: Mid-bar fences now work better with fence alignment options.
• Fixed: Fixed issues with multiple Spot colors in one equation.
  
  

1. Installing

• Please read the "Manual Install" document found in the downloaded disk image for the step by step instruction.
• Make sure that MathMagic plug-in is installed in the following location.
  local:Applications:Adobe InDesign:Plug-ins:
  
  

2. Creating Equations

• Launch Adobe InDesign CS4 (or CS3 ~ CS) application.
• Make a new InDesign document or open a document.
• Select the Plug-ins menu -> MathMagic sub-menu.
• Choose "New Equation" item to create an equation.
  If the cursor is located in the text box, the equation will be inserted in the cursor position as an In-line Graphic(ILG). Otherwise, the equation will be placed as an EPS graphic on where you click the mouse.
• You may select the Sigma tool button from the floating main toolbar to create an equation box, and then drag a rectangle in the document to specify the location of an equation once created by the external MathMagic Pro.
• You may also control-click(or right button click) while the cursor is in the text box, so that you can choose the "New Equation" from the contextual menu.
• If you either select "New Equation" menu or drag a rectangle with th Sigma tool, MathMagic Pro application will be launched, if not running already, and an empty equationd editor window will be opened. In case MathMagic Pro application is not launched automatically within a few seconds, please launch the application manually from the following location.
  :Applications:MathMagic Pro Edition:
  
  
• Enter any equation in the MathMagic editor window, and then Close(cmd-W) or Save(cmd-S) the window. This will send the equation to the InDesign document back.
  
  

3. Editing Equations

• Choose "Edit Equation..." item to edit the currently selected equation. Or, just double-click on the equation box to open it with the external MathMagic Pro application for editing. You may also control-click on the equation to bring up the contextual menu, after changing the cursor to the Arrow tool.
• After creating or editing of equation with the external MathMagic Pro, just close the equation editor window so that the equation is placed in the InDesign document.
  
  

4. Changing the Baseline and Bounding margins

• The baseline of all equations will be automatically adjusted. But if you want to lower or raise the baseline, you may do so.
  • just change the cursor to the arrow cursor and move the equation box by dragging to where you desire, or
  • control-click on the equation box to bring up the contextual menu, and then select "Shift Baseline" item, or
  • select an equation box and choose "Shift Baseline" menu from the MathMagic plug-in menu
    
• You may also customize the bounding margin gaps(left, right, top, bottom) of the equation, by specifying other value from the last item of Define Spacing window.
  
  

5. Assigning Shortcut keys to MathMagic menu items

• Install MathMagic plug-in by the instruction
• Launch InDesign application and make sure that MathMagic plug-in is loaded under Plug-Ins menu.
• Select Edit -> Keyboard Shortcuts... menu item from InDesign's menubar.
• In the "Keyboard Shortcuts" dialog, click "Product Area" popup menu, and select "MathMagic" item.
• Assign your preferred shortcut key, such as "cmd-shift-]" for "New Equation", "cmd-shift-[" for "Edit Equation".
  
  

• PowerPC or Intel Macintosh
• Mac OS X 10.4 or later, including 10.6 Snow Leopard
  (For Mac OS X 10.3.9 or earlier, please use v5.8x.)
  
• Adobe InDesign v2.0.1, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4
• About 20MB of hard disk space for complete installation

• Free to try

• MathMagic Pro 1-User: US$499.00
  ($695.00 with 2-year Free upgrade)
  • Upgrade with additional 2-year free upgrades: $399.00
  • 1-Month License: $75.00
    
    
• MathMagic Pro Academic 1-User: US$299.00
  ($399.00 with 2-year Free upgrade)
  • Upgrade with additional 2-year free upgrades: $299.00
  • 1-Month License: $50.00
    
    
• Multi-user price available here

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