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Embedding equations with LaTeX

Embedding equations with LaTeX - iBooks Author Tutorial

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Embedding equations with LaTeX

- New in iBooks Author 2 is the ability for you to add beautifully rendered equations to your books written with the LaTeX and MathML mark up languages. iBooks Author supports all the common LaTeX commands that can be converted to MathML with the Blahtex engine. To add an equation to your page, first, select the location where you want to add the text. Then, simply go up to the Insert menu and select Equation or press command + option + e. The Edit Equation sheet will then pull down and you can begin editing your equation. Now, there's two things to note. First of all, this is not a course on either of these two markup languages, but we will step through the process of creating an equation so you know all of the steps that are required in iBooks Author. The second thing to note is that, normally, when inserting LaTeX code, you would normally need to begin by enclosing your equation in markup to indicate that you're entering math mode. However, in iBooks Author, by going up to the…

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