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[Math+Magic]™ Pro Edition for Adobe InDesign
for Mac OS X


MathMagic Pro Edition v8.21
(Included Plug-ins)
MathMagic CS6 Plug-in v6.0
MathMagic CS5.5 Plug-in v5.53
MathMagic CS5 Plug-in v5.01
MathMagic CS4 Plug-in v4.01
MathMagic CS3 Plug-in v4.0
MathMagic CS2 Plug-in v3.51
MathMagic CS Plug-in v3.51

Date of Release: December 26, 2012


Thank you for choosing MathMagic, the ultimate equation editor on the planet!

MathMagic Pro Edition for Adobe InDesign is an equation editor mainly for use with Adobe InDesign software in editing any mathematical expressions and symbols with WYSIWYG interface and various powerful features.

* Key Features

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









* What's New (v8.21)
  • Added: Color can be applied to Matrix lines, with the ability to support a separate color for each line by option-clicking on a line.
  • Fixed: Matrix lines were not maintained properly when a new row was added, or a row or column was deleted.
  • Fixed: Import/Export Options dialog did not recognize return, Esc, and cmd-. to close the dialog.

* What's New (v8.2)
  • Added: Mac OS X's new Gatekeeper security savvy.
  • Added: WolframAlpha supported for Copy As. "See the Result in WolframAlpha" command added under Edit menu as well.
  • Added: Reversed Radical Symbol added to the Root template palette for Middle East right-to-left writing style
  • Added: Two new frequently used Root templates added to the Root template palette

  • Changed: Some more fields in the Define Spacing dialog allow negative value. For example, Index field height and horizontal gap fields in the Root Of template now accept negative values.
  • Changed: Warning message for Align marks removed from exporting in AsciiMath, WolframAlpha and LaTeX.
  • Fixed: Some symbol names revised for Text-To-Speech.

  • Added: Some MMa symbol fonts revised with added glyphs: MMaFermat , MMaFraktur, MMaGauss, MMaPascal.

  • v8.2 supports Mac OS X 10.6 or newer only and Intel Mac only.
    10.4~10.5 users can use MathMagic v8.1x or older.

* What's New (v8.11)
  • Added: Some MMa symbol fonts revised with added glyphs: MMaFermat, MMaFraktur, MMaGauss, MMaPascal.
  • Changed: Auto Apply Style submenu for script boxes is enabled in MathMagic Personal, too.
  • Fixed: LaTeX Roman face \rm and \mathrm were not working.
  • Fixed: Crashing bug fixed when changing the default view rate.

* What's New (v8.1)
  • Added: Pica unit supported for Font size and other size values in Define Spacing fields. Can be entered in a standard Pica format(such as 1p2) for a regular Pica value, or in a Real number format(such as, 1.123) for a more fine control.
  • Added: "Force Apply this StyleSet to non-default styles, too" checkbox added to the Batch Conversion dialog to reset user-defined font, size and face to the default styles during the conversion.
  • Added: User-defined StyleSet directory can be specified in the File - Import/Export Options dialog, under Paths tab.
  • Added: New Italic and Bold-Italic fonts added for MathMagic Symbol fonts in OpenType format.

  • Changed: Imported LaTeX and MathML equations now use the default StyleSet setting, instead of its own predefined StyleSet.
  • Changed: File - Convert command now has a shortcut key, cmd-shift-K.
  • Changed: Batch conversion and Export dialogs now do not add the previous file extension repeatedly.
  • Changed: The default Size unit is not changed even if user specify a different size and unit from Other Size... dialog temporarily.
  • Changed: Old format warning message is not displayed anymore for old version clips.

  • Fixed: Cmd-K, followed by a number (0 ~ 9) now enters a space width correctly. '0' for 0 pt space, '1' for 1 pt space, ..., '4' for 4 pt space, '5' for 0.5 pt space, '6' for 1/3 EM space, '7' for 1/2 EM space, '8' for EM space, '9' for FULL space.
  • Fixed: Dragging a Wiki equation into MathMagic window did not work in some cases.
  • Fixed: Some Bold face in LaTeX expression was not maintained when importing.


Please read Version History for the details.


* How MathMagic Pro application and MathMagic Plug-in works

Please refer to the User Guide manual for the details: III. 8 Using MathMagic Plug-in in Adobe InDesign.

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 manually installed in the following location.
    :Applications:Adobe InDesign CS6:Plug-ins:

2. Creating Equations

  • Launch Adobe InDesign CS6 (or CS ~ CS5.5) 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".

* System Requirements
  • Intel Macintosh
    (Universal Binary version for PowerPC available separately)
  • Mac OS X 10.6 or later, including 10.8 Mountain Lion
    (Mac OS X 10.4 ~ 10.5 can use MathMagic v8.1x or older)
  • Adobe InDesign CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6
  • About 30MB of hard disk space for complete installation
* Pricing
  • 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
    • 2-Month License: $100.00
    • 6-Month License: $200.00

  • MathMagic Pro Academic 1-User: US$299.00
    ($399.00
    with 2-year Free upgrade)
    • Upgrade with additional 2-year free upgrades: $299.00

  • Multi-user price available here

For the full pricing information, please visit our online store.

* History of Older Versions



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