7748 MathMagic Personal Edition is a stand-alone equation editor for editing any mathematical expressions, and symbols designed to be suitable for for users ranging from novices, students, teachers, higher education, and to high-end desktop publishers. with an easy-to-use graphical interface and a range of powerful features.

The program allows you to create a wide range of mathematical equations that can be used with word processors, graphic software, presentation software, or DTP layout software easily, thanks to MathMagic's support for multiple formats and ways to interact with other software, including Drag&Drop and Copy&Paste, its ability to read MathMagic can read equations created in other applications such as MathType, MS Word Equation Editor, Google Docs, and various equations in LaTeX, Plain TeX, MathML, Wiki Equation, and ASCII, and allows you to extract equations contained in MS Word documents or convert them into other formats such as EPS. MathMagic can also export in PICT, PNG, JPEG, GIF, EPS, PDF, TeX, MathML, as well as lesser-known ones like ASCIIMath and Wiki Equation.

The application's developer, InfoLogic, Inc. has recently released MathMagic Personal Edition 8.0, a major update that now supports Apple's new iBooks Author, as well as other iApps, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. The Version 8 upgrade also includes new Math body text fonts and improved symbol fonts, drag & drop support for PDF equations, improved Math Styles and fine control.

"There is no other equation editor available that offers the power, ease of use, flexibility, and equation quality of MathMagic Personal Edition 8.0," says InfoLogic's Charlie Lee. "MathMagic products work seamlessly with iBooks Author, iWork, Adobe InDesign, and QuarkXPress."

MathMagic is distributed via .dmg format, and is designed to work with simple Drag-and-Drop installation. The MathMagic application will automatically install its fonts and some equation clips when first launched, and if previously installed files are not found. However, the developer says automatic installation or activation of fonts may not work in some cases, especially when other applications are running. In that case, or if you just prefer to selectively install fonts, manual installation of the MathMagic Fonts folder is recommended, with instructions for doing so included with the bundled documentation. I encountered no problems, and the installation went smoothly.

Once the font install issue is attended to (if necessary) you're good to go and ready to create a new layout and start writing equations. If you're familiar with using equation editors, you can probably dive right in. If not, InfoLogic, Inc. has provided a comprehensive and detailed user guide in PDF format to help walk you through any aspects with which you need help.

MathMagic 8.0's menu and the palette-based interface facilitates easy and convenient input and edit of complex equations. Equation templates and symbols are categorized on each palette for easy access. Multiple undos and redos, and if you prefer - a keyboard-only interface - are all supported, and there are many interface view options.

MathMagic allows you to define and use customized palettes comprised of frequently used items. can also store frequently used equations on the Clips window. When listed on the Clips window, you assign shortcut keys with a macro to access your custom equations quickly.Further customization is possible in that you can create a unique style for your equations by specifying the spacing between each element of the equation, the width and the thickness of lines, bracket overhangs, box positions, and more.

You can also specify the font and font sizes of equations, variables, numbers, functions, and Greek characters. MathMagic supports approximately 800 widely-used symbol characters in mathematics and science, from elementary school to the university level. Most symbols are grouped on a palette according to their association.

MathMagic supports colored equations. You can create color lists for frequently used colors on the Colors palette and quickly assign various colors to equation templates and symbols with ease. MathMagic manages color swatches and user-defined colors as separate styles.

MathMagic Personal Edition 8.0 complements the ease of use offered by Apple's recently released free application iBooks Author, and facilitates creation of new textbooks that incorporate equations and scientific symbols, as well as the conversion of print textbooks for the iPad. A Pro version of MathMagic with even more features and capability is also available.

The features outlined barely scratch the proverbial surface of MathMagic's capabilities. If you would like to explore the possibilities more extensively, downloading the User Guide should serve the purpose well:
http://bit.ly/wgJs4l

MathMagic Feature Highlights:
* Intuitive Graphic User Interface
* Intelligent WYSIWYG editor with auto formatting
* Well organized palettes of Templates and Symbols
* Beautiful interface Beautiful equations
* Many predefined keyboard shortcuts and User definable shortcuts
* Drag & Drop and Copy & Paste to other applications
* Multiple Undo/Redo, View magnification up to 3200%
* Multiple StyleSets for group-wide sharing of settings
* Fine adjustment for template shapes, gaps, and locations
* Variety of Fonts bundled and all System fonts supported
* EPS, PICT, WMF, PNG, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, Wiki, TeX, PDF support for compatibility with other software
* Multiple Units, and high resolution up to 2300dpi for DTP users
* Ideal for use in Science, Physics, Electronics, Statistics, Accounting, and Mathematics
* Supports iBooks Author, iWorks, PDF, HTML, MS Word & Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop, LaTeX, and MathML
* Language Support: U.S. English, Japanese, and Korean
* Dozens of additions and improvements in Version 8.0

Information on MathMagic tips and shortcuts can be found at:

http://www.mathmagic.com/support/MacShortcut.html

and

http://www.mathmagic.com/support/MacTips.html

You can view a video demo of MathMagic in action here:
http://www.mathmagic.com/mmvideo.html

A gallery of screenshots is here:
http://www.mathmagic.com/macscreenshots.html

If you're looking for a Mac equation editor, you really can't go wrong downloading a free trial copy of MathMagic 8.0 Personal Edition to check out. Commendably, the program still supports OS X 10.4 Tiger, which users of older Mac hardware will appreciate.

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.4 or later (Lion compatible)
* Universal binary for PPC or Intel
* 5 MB RAM
* About 30 MB hard disk space

* Windows XP or later including Vista and 7
* Pentium or faster
* 5MB of available memory
* About 30 MB of hard disk space

MathMagic Personal Edition 8.0 sells for $69 USD ($49 for Academic), or $89 ($69 for Academic) with 2-years of free updates and free tech support. A 2-Month subscription license is $20.00, and a 6-Month subscription license $30.00. MathMagic Pro 8.0 for InDesign and MathMagic Pro 8.0 for QuarkXPress are $499 each ($299 for Academic). All MathMagic installers come with a fully functional trial period of up to 50 equations..MathMagic runs in trial mode unless a valid license is found from the computer. Trial version is switched to a full version when a valid Customer Number and a Serial Number are entered in the authorization dialog.

Trial versions are available for downloading at:
http://www.mathmagic.com/download/

For more information, visit:
http://www.mathmagic.com/product/pe.html

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