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IEEE MathType Tutorial for Microsoft Word Users

Mathematical Typography and

Why It Matters

It is important that you make sure your mathematical

equations and formulas display correctly in the published

article.

Typographical conventions for mathematical formulas have

been developed to provide uniformity and clarity of

presentation across mathematical texts. This enables the

readers of those texts to both understand the author’s ideas and

to grasp new concepts quickly. While software such as LaTeX

and MathType® can produce aesthetically pleasing math

when used properly, it is also very easy to misuse the

software, potentially resulting in incorrect math display.

IEEE aims to provide authors with the proper guidance on

mathematical typesetting style and assist them in writing the

best possible article.

As such, IEEE has assembled a set of examples of good and

bad mathematical typesetting. You will see how various issues

are dealt with. The following publications have been

referenced in preparing this material:

•

Mathematics into Type, published by the American

Mathematical Society

•

The Printing of Mathematics, published by Oxford

University Press

•

AMS-StyleGuide-online.pdf, published by the American

Mathematical Society

A MathType Tutorial for

Microsoft Word Users

The purpose of this document is to educate users on the use of

the MathType plugin for MSWord. Please follow the

installation guidelines at:

https://docs.wiris.com/en/mathtype/mathtype_desktop/installat

ion

The IEEE MathType style file

The IEEETran.eqp preferences file is intended to be used with

the IEEE Transactions and Journals Microsoft Word template

with the Wiris MathType 7.0 plugin. This file should be

copied to your \MathType\Preferences folder.

The IEEETran.eqp preferences file has the settings adjusted to

work with the fonts used in the IEEE Transactions and

Journals Microsoft Word template. User 1 and User 2

definitions have been defined to call the Caligraphic and

Fraktur fonts which will be described later.

Insert Equations Group

Inline and Display Equations, they are different!

It is important to select "Inline" for equations in paragraphs

and "Display" for equations in between paragraphs. If you are

numbering your equations, please use the "Right-numbered"

option.

Some Useful Keyboard Short-Cuts

The IEEETran style for MathType has been setup with

appropriate fonts for Math, Text, Vector-Matrix and custom

User 1 and User 2 settings. Keyboard short-cuts from the Style

Menu for these are as follows:

Menu Item

Keyboard Short-Cut

Math

ctrl + (plus key)

Text

ctrl + shift, E

Function

ctrl + shift, F

Variable

ctrl + shift, V

Greek

ctrl + shift, G

Vector-Matrix

ctrl + shift, B

User 1 - Caligraphy

ctrl + shift, U

User 2 - Fraktur

ctrl + alt, shift + U

You can verify which Style you are currently in by looking at

the Status Bar at the bottom of the MathType window.

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Keyboard Short-Cuts for Common Palettes

Palette Item

Keyboard Short-Cut

Superscript

Subscript

ctrl + H

ctrl + L

Fraction (Full Size)

Fraction (Small Size)

ctrl + F

ctrl T, shift F

Fences (x)

Fences {x}

Fences [x]

Fences

ctrl + 9

ctrl + {

ctrl + [

ctrl +T, |

ctrl + ,

Sums (limits top and bottom)

Products (limits top and

bottom)

Integral (limits top and

bottom)

ctrl + T, S

ctrl + T, P

ctrl + T, I

Accents/Embellishments

tilde

hat

arc

overbar

prime

not

dot

Over bar

Under bar

ctrl + ^, ~

ctrl + ^, 6

ctrl + ^, 9

ctrl + ^, -

ctrl + alt, '

ctrl + 6, N

ctrl + alt, .

ctrl _

ctrl + 6, _

Common Greek Characters

alpha

beta

chi

delta

epsilon

phi

gamma

eta

kappa

lambda

rho

sigma

tau

theta

psi

zeta

Delta

Phi

Gamma

Omicron

Theta

ctrl + g, a

ctrl + g, b

ctrl + g, c

ctrl + g, d

ctrl + g, e

ctrl + g, j

ctrl + g, g

ctrl + g, h

ctrl + g, k

ctrl + g, l

ctrl + g, m

ctrl + g, p

ctrl + g, r

ctrl + g, s

ctrl + g, t

ctrl + g, q

ctrl + g, y

ctrl + g, z

ctrl + g, shift D

ctrl + g, shift F

ctrl + g, shift G

ctrl + g, shift O

ctrl + g, shift P

ctrl + g, shift Q

For a full list of MathType keyboard shortcuts see:

https://docs.wiris.com/en/mathtype/mathtype_desktop/keyboar

d_shortcuts

Examples

Basic equation

For a simple equation type a + b =c and see the results:

Superscripts, Subscripts

To add superscripts and subscripts, type the following:

a ctrl + h, 2

right arrow key (to get out of superscript template)

+ b ctrl + h, 2

right arrow key

= c ctrl + h, 2

Fractions

To create full-size fractions for display eqs type the following:

ctrl + f

right arrow key

ctrl + f

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right arrow key

10.

11.

ctrl + f

12.

13.

14.

right arrow key

Square roots

To build a square root, do the following keystrokes:

ctrl + s

ctrl + g, s

right arrow key

= n

Fences

It is important for fences to grow with the content in between.

The following example shows the difference.

Text in equations

Alphabetic characters by default are italic. You must change

to text mode or select the text you typed and then select text

mode by using the Style Menu or keyboard shortcut ctrl +

shift, E to correct for style. In the example below, the acronym

"MSE" was used in the text and a formula. Their style should

match each other.

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Arrays/Matrices/Cases

To create a matrix, select the appropriate fences from the

template and then select from the matrix template

select the 2 x 2 template.

insert your data.

To add horizontal and vertical rules, go to the Format menu

and select Matrix, then Change Matrix.

You will see the following dialogue box.

click inside the space between the cells to create vertical lines.

Click ok and you have the resulting matrix with horizontal and

vertical rules.

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Embellishments and Accents

For most embellishments you can select the letter to be

embellished and then type the keystrokes to set the

embellishment. For some (dot, overbar, underbar), you may

need to set the cursor to the right of the character and then

type the keystrokes to set the embellishment.

Multi-line Equations and Alignment

The alignment of multi-line equations can be a challenge.

Here are a few tips to make this easier.

Use the alignment tools from the Format menu

whenever possible.

Type the following:

abc = defghi [return]

a = gwz

Select the Format menu and then Align at = < > …

The result below shows that the the lines align on the = sign.

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Avoid using spaces to force alignment whenever

possible. It may be better to use a matrix to align

troublesome alignments.

Equation Numbering

Please follow IEEE style guidelines for equation numbering:

Consecutive Numbering: Equations within an article are

numbered consecutively from the beginning of the

article to the end.

Appendix Equations: Continued consecutive numbering of

equations is best in the Appendix, but it is acceptable to

start equation numbering over with (A1), (A2), etc., for

Appendix equations.