Apple selects mathematical notation software from Adept for its Ibooks Author application
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Mathtype software
Adept Scientific has announced that Apple has chosen Design Science’s Mathtype software as the equation editor for its new Mac Ibooks Author application.
According to Adept, Mathtype enables educators, scientists, engineers and publishing professionals to include textbook-quality mathematical notation in all types of printed documents and presentations on the web and in ebooks.
Key benefits of product application
- Authors are now able to create ebooks that include mathematical notation, which can be read on Ipad tablets.
- Within Ibooks Author, an Insert Mathtype Equation command appears on the Insert menu if Mathtype is installed. Choosing this command inserts an equation into the document at the insertion point.
- In order to make the maths accessible to users with vision impairments, users can associate text to be spoken for each equation using Apple’s Voiceover screen reader software.
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