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Type math equations in InDesign

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August 19, 2016
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Hi, I'm working on an accounting document that has math equations. The original file is in Microsoft Word. When I place the document in InDesign the equations are missing. I tried the copy and paste, it comes as picture and the baseline doesn't mach the text.

Does anyone have a solution please?

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Correct answer amaarora

Hi,

You can also vote for a similar request here:MathML Support – Adobe InDesign Feedback

-Aman

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Golu5C28

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Golu kumar

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IDk.k.

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In-TeX/LaTeX is a JavaScript tool to compile LaTeX codes (not only math equations) to PDF in InDesign, it can run both in macOS and Windows.
For more: http://github.com/cooldtp/InTeXLaTeX
DEMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbyDlTIpCIE

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serefs19677785

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Have a look at JMathEdit, It has an InDesign plugin. The equations are placed as EPS.

Reediting is also allowed.

amaarora

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Hi,

You can also vote for a similar request here:MathML Support – Adobe InDesign Feedback

-Aman

Chris Panny

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Barb, you're welcome. Happy to help out!

Thank you, Aman! I just put in my request and included MathML support for ePUBs.

It's only an island if you look at it from the water.

anastasiyap74037629

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Hello! You can try MathML Kit plugin MathML Kit - InDesign Math Formula Support | SCAND 30 day trial version also provided.

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andreia86239181

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Yes, this plugin is fast and accurate providing excellent scalability to vector. It seems no editor's options are available but in case you need a simple tool to import formulas easily on a daily basis this could be the right choice... As a publisher we rarely edit smth by ourselves.

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borisl50464798

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BTW a new version is coming up for release in a couple of days, it would support Adobe CS 2019 as well. )

Colin Flashman

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Sorry I'm a little late to this thread.

I've recently had to format physics and chemistry books and share the OP's pain. Several authors using different versions of Word, sometimes the equations came in, other times they did not (i.e. not just "corrupted", but did not import at all - only a blank space - not even an image placeholder - where the equation was). I'd concluded that the equation import would be unsuccessful with content created with the latest version from Word for Mac 2016. However, if the docx was saved back to .doc and then imported, the equations came in, albeit as images.

There are three plug-in solutions that I'm aware of:

MathType (http://www.dessci.com/en/products/MathType_Mac/) but I've found that if the content came from the 2016 version of Word for Mac, then it doesn't work. They are working on a fix for this, I'm still waiting.
Another is MathMagic: http://www.mathmagic.com/product/pro.html - this is better for handling incoming equations and editing them once they are placed into ID
And lastly is MathTools: http://movemen.com/downloads - but this one is more for setting equations directly from ID rather than handling imported content from Word.

But to me this raises a separate question – can Adobe please update how InDesign imports Word files so that it can accept the revised way equations are imported? And yes, I've submitted this question to the wishform page before anyone asks.

edit - grammar

If the answer wasn't in my post, perhaps it might be on my blog at colecandoo!

MarceloMoreira

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Beware: after install the MathTools plugin, if you need to move it to another machine (in case o upgrade, by example) it can only be done paying a 40 euro fee additional to the montly license you already pay. I´m alerting this because I´ve discover it in the mos painful way. If I have read about it anywhere (their site doesn´t explain it) I would never purchase it.