The Equation style is applied to display equations that form one or more entire paragraph.

It can be applied to:

• regular Word keyboard text

• MathType

• Equation 3.0

• Equation Builder objects

The XML output will depend on which export filter is used, and on whether the equation was typed from the keyboard or constructed with a math-editing package (in which case, an image and/or MathML of the equation may be produced).

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Setting up Math in Word

There are various different ways in which math can be presented in Word; however, we recommend that all equations and other "math-like material" that cannot be typed from the keyboard should be created in Word using MathType from Wiris.

MathType is a plug-in to Microsoft Word. It has a Convert Equations function that can be used to convert equations generated with either Microsoft Equation 3.0 (a stripped-down version of MathType licensed by Microsoft for inclusion in Word) or Microsoft Equation Builder (the equation editor introduced in Word 2007).

The JATS DTD allows math to be encoded in a number of ways:

• as MathML,

• as a pointer to an image file, or

• as a combination of the two.

How your eXtyles JATS export has been set up depends on the uses that are going to be made of your XML and the needs of any downstream partners such as compositors and online hosts.

Equations created in MathType can be exported to MathML, exported as an image file, or exported as a combination of MathML and images, depending on your precise configuration settings.

If you choose to keep equations in the Equation Builder format, be aware that there are limitations to the XML export. These caveats are detailed in the JATS XML Export section on the Math Equations page.