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[Math+Magic]™ Pro Edition for Adobe InDesign
for Mac OS X
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MathMagic Pro Edition v5.41
MathMagic CS2 Plug-in v3.2
MathMagic CS Plug-in v3.2
MathMagic Plug-in v1.2.2 Revision of ReadMe: 32 Date of Release: July 26, 2006
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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.
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* Key Features
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Click here to see the key features of MathMagic Pro Edition for Adobe InDesign.
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- Added: "Display Color in Gray" menu item inserted under View menu and Color menu.
- Added: Exporting PICT in Grayed color supported under Export menu.
- Fixed: Exporting EPS Gray had a color preview although EPS image itself was in gray.
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- Added: For multi-lined equaitons, Leading & Trailing Line spacing can now be set per each line via Format menu or by clicking on Main Toolbar's Line spacing up/down arrow while shift or option key is pressed.
- Added: "Bold Italic" font style is added as a separate menu item for convenience and clear display in the Style pop-up menu on Main toolbar.
- Added: "Show Nudged parts" menu item added under View menu to help user find the nudged parts and their original locations.
- Fixed: Math style, such as Function or Vector, is not maintained when its font style is changed.
- Fixed: When Bold or Italic font style is applied for the first time, the original style cleared.
- Fixed: The Size unit was not stored as a Default value although "Make Default" button was clicked in the "Change Size Unit" dialog.
- Fixed: Vertical alignment always set to Base in the Format menu.
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Please read Version History for the details.
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| Please refer to the User Guide manual for the details: III. 8 Using MathMagic Plug-in in Adobe InDesign. |
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1. Installing
- Install MathMagic Pro Edition and MathMagic Plug-in with the MathMagic Pro installer.
- Make sure that MathMagic
plug-in is installed in the following
location.
local:Applications:Adobe InDesign:Plug-ins:
2. Creating Equations
- Launch Adobe InDesign CS or CS2 application(v2.0.1 or higher is recommended).
- 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.
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| * System Requirements |
- Power Macintosh running
- Mac OS X: 10.1.3 or later including 10.4 Tiger
- Adobe InDesign v2.0.1 or newer including CS & CS2
- About 15MB of hard disk space for complete
installation
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| * Pricing |
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- MathMagic Pro 1-User: US$499.00 ($695.00 with 2-year Free upgrade)
- Upgrade with additional 2-year free upgrades: $399.00
- 6-Month Subscription: $299.00
- MathMagic Pro Academic 1-User: US$299.00 ($399.00 with 2-year Free upgrade)
- Upgrade with additional 2-year free upgrades: $299.00
- Academic 6-Month Subscription: $199.00
- Multi-user price available here
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For the full pricing information, please
visit our online
store.
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| * History of Older Versions |
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All other trademarks may be the properties
of their respective owners.
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