MathType works with  Maple 

Maple is a popular computer algebra system that has the capability of using MathML both for input and output.

Inserting a MathType equation into Maple

After you create an equation in the MathType editing window, follow these steps to insert it into your Maple worksheet:

1. Select Translators... from the Preferences menu.
2. Select the translator Maple - MathML. You do not need to perform this step for every equation. Once you select the appropriate translator, future equations will be translated using this translator until you select a different one.
3. Select the equation or equation fragment you want to insert into Maple, and copy it to the clipboard (Ctrl+C).
4. Paste the equation into a Maple worksheet (Ctrl+V). After pasting the equation, Maple will ask you if you want to convert the equation into 2D math; answer Yes. The equation may now be used just like any other Maple equation.

Inserting a Maple equation into MathType

If you have an equation in a Maple worksheet that you want to use in MathType, follow these steps:

1. Select the equation.
2. Right-click the equation, and choose Conversions -> MathML from the contextual menu (See picture below).
3. Maple will display a MathML string that you can then copy and paste into MathType. The equation may now be edited and used just like any other MathType equation.

Note: When Maple converts the equation into MathML it will first evaluate and simplify it, then display the MathML string for the simplified equation. For example, if the equation is y = 2x + x, Maple will produce the MathML that represents y = 3x, so what you'll see in MathType is y = 3x. Furthermore, if x already had a value of 2, then it would result in the equation y = 6. You can prevent this from happening by converting the equation into an Inert equation in Maple (right-click > 2D Math > Convert to > Inert form) and only then converting it into MathML.

Conversions menu in Maple 12

If you have experience with Maple and have specific tips about how best to use MathType to work with it, we would love to hear from you. Please send questions, comments and suggestions to interop@dessci.com.