Note: The latest preference file AFPG1 is located in the MathType folder on the Alternative Format Services server. Preferences > Equation Preferences > Load from file. MathType > Set Equation Preferences > Load from MathType Preference File > AFPG1 The preference file can be set in two different ways:ġ) From Word Document (as explained above) You can also use the shortcut CTRL + ALT + Q to open up a MathType equation window. In order to insert a new equation, select MathType from the main menu bar then Insert Inline Equation.
A preference file AFPG1 is created to accommodate the appropriate font type, spacing and symbols. In order to print properly, certain styles, sizes and spaces need to be used. In Microsoft Word, you should see a MathType menu bar (the options resemble Sigma characters). MathType is a program used to insert mathematical equations and complicated expressions to be printed in Braille. Make sure that global replacement does not overwrite other symbols that you do not want to be changed. Do not insert an apostrophe from the keyboard.ġ2) When converting a document from Triangle, pay close attention to certain symbols and formatting. When globally replacing apostrophes, paste the apostrophe symbol from Symbol Tiger Expert in the replace window. Do not give 1.5 line-spacing unnecessarily.ġ1) Use apostrophes from Symbol Tiger Expert. This is useful especially for successive lines involving complicated equations with fractions. Note: When the text/equations in two lines appear too close together, use 1.5 line-spacing between them.
Do not break a single equation into different MathType objects unless the equation is too big to fit on one line.ĩ) Unlike with other formats, you are allowed to place more than one equal sign on a line.ġ0) With simple equations not done in Math Type, appropriate spacing between operators should be given. However, if equations are simple and can be done with symbols and operators from Symbol Tiger Expert, avoid doing them in MathType, as MathType equations occupy a lot of space.Ĩ) Try to do complete equations in MathType. The equal sign (=) is acceptable if it is in Tiger 29, but for consistency, replace from Symbol Tiger Expert.ħ) All subscripts and superscripts in equations are to be done in MathType. Globally replace the symbols to be done in Symbol Tiger Expert (this method is discussed later). Under the Font window, click the Character Spacing tab and make sure that Spacing is Normal.Ħ) All symbols and special characters, excluding comma (,) period (.) and hyphen (-) (which should be in Tiger 29), should be from Symbol Tiger Expert. From Notepad, select all of the text and copy it into the MathType template located in the Formats\MathType directory on the Alternative Format Services server (MathType template.dot).Ĥ) For documents edited in Triangle, which have to be converted to Mathtype, it was found that changing the settings (Font, Font Size and Page Setup) manually using settings outlined in Appendix A worked better than Method 1, as it removed the appearance of unwanted symbols.ĥ) Change the font (Format under the main menu bar then Font) to Tiger 29 and Size 29. Make sure that ALL lines are left-aligned, as opposed to justified which we use for most other formats.ģ) Select all of the text from the RTF file you are editing and copy and paste into a new Notepad document.
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However, for reference purposes, a detailed setup of how to change the page setup to print is located in Appendix A.ġ) No tabbing is to be used in this format. A template has already been created (11 1/2 11) to emulate the dimensions needed to print. Upon completion of editing, the page setup is changed and documents are printed on special paper with the Tiger printer. The format that we use for Braille documents is included in this document, as well as how to set up your documents to print from the Tiger printer. The actual MathType program only inserts symbols and equations that the Tiger printer can recognize. MathType is the primary editing method used when a student requests their work to be printed in Braille.
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