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paulroos
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October 28, 2024
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How to Convert Word Equations to MathML in InDesign

  • October 28, 2024
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I 'd like to use the new Indesign option to insert MathML for equations. I have a Word document with a lot of equations that I need to convert to MathML on a Mac.

Anybody who has done this before and knows how to do this?
 
 
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emma_1973
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February 11, 2025

I'm experiencing the exact same problem at the moment and have a really long document with thousands of equations in it to try and drop into InDesign. Did you manage to solve your issue @paulroos ?

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
February 11, 2025

@emma_1973 

 

The BEST option for you would be to buy MathType add-on for WORD - 51.95 € per user/year - then export Equations as EPS files in bulk - then it's plaing sailing - they can be imported and aligned to baseline with ease.

 

https://store.wiris.com/en/

 

(no, I don't have any affiliation with Wiris)

 

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
October 28, 2024

Word can "export" equations in MathML notation - when you do copy&paste. 

 

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paulroosAuthor
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October 28, 2024

Too bad: that is the wrong 'flavour' of MathML.

It looks like:
<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:m="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math"><mml:mi mathvariant="bold">u</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="bold">A</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="bold">sin</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo>⁡</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="bold"> </mml:mi><mml:mfenced separators="|"><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="bold">t</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="bold">T</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>.</mml:mo><mml:mn>360</mml:mn><mml:mo>°</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mfenced></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:math>

I am not a specialist, but I know I need another flavour.

 

    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Legend
    October 28, 2024

    It works with MathMagic. 

     

    What "flavour" do you need? 

     

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