New User: Sylvatore

I have been using CodeCogs equation editor for quite a while now, for my physics and chemistry reports. It is truly a lifesaver.

Thanks. Please remember to dig us also :) Also are you aware of the Excel plugin that will convert excel formula directly into graphical Equations.

Yes, I have installed the Excel plugin and tested it out. My only problem with it is that I haven't found a way to resize the formula, while retaining the high quality. Is it possible to do this?

Unfortunately not at the moment. The created image is actually a gif. Its created at 300dpi (for print resolution), then scaled down on screen so it appears at the normal size. Therefore you should be able to triple the size on screen and it'll still look good, however when you print it'll be pixilated. Is that what you're experiencing?

We had hoped to find a vector based graphic format that Excel would accept, unfortunately the use of pdf's etc don't very well with Excel.

OK, thanks for clarifying that. I have been printing equations made using the online editor, that I have saved and pasted into Word. When these are printed, they appear pixelated. I'm guessing that 300dpi yields the best looking graphics however, that size (even when set to 8pt) is too big for my reports. Would scaling down a 300dpi gif at 8pt give good quality?

Yes, if you take the equations from the online editor and scale these by 1/3 say, then you should end up with something at the size you need without the pixilation (if you scale down by 3) that you see on print. I wouldn't change the point (pt) size. You want the 300dpi, then do the scaling of the resulting image in word.

To be honest we hadn't expected this to be used in word in this way; since Word already has a reasonable Equation editor. That said we are writing a word-addin which will essentially do what you need, which interestingly a client needs for a very different problem. So perhaps we can solve too problems in one!

In the mean time, the Excel addin will render pure LaTeX if you put your equation on a line without the normal '=' at the start, i.e

'\frac{1+sin(x)}{x}

should produce Then just copy (even drag-n-drop) from excel to word.

Just out of curiosity, why aren't you using the word Equation Editor?

If would be good to know so perhaps we can taylor the tool to solve exactly your needs.

Well I have Word 97-2003, so it doesn't actually have an equation editor. CodeCogs is perfect for my needs at the moment, I just needed to know that little bit of information about printing.

Hi. If you send me a private email with your email address, I can send you a demo word plugin that should do everything you've mentioned above. In otherwords its currently set up to convert the selected text into an equations. Therefore if you write LaTeX, select it then make the conversion all the scaling and generation of the equation is done for you.

Be warned though, this is a very rough and ready product at the moment. A clean version should be ready in 1 month or so: once I've found the time to fit everything in and the patience to learn Word VBA!