Review of MathType v5

MathType is a powerful interactive tool for Windows and Macintosh that lets you create mathematical notation for word processing Web pages desktop publishing presentations and for TeX LaTeX and MathML documents. It is the full version of the Equation Editor bundled with MS Word that many readers will be familiar with. Users unfamiliar with the product might want to read Douglas Quinney’s 1999 review of Mathtype 4 at http://www.bham.ac.uk/ctimath/reviews/aug99/mathtype4.pdf - this review will emphasise the new features of version 5. Users of the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word may be quite happy with the features it provides and not aware of the additional benefits of Mathtype.