Copying Mathcad Prime equation into Word or Powerpoint equation, and vice versa

[PEAH]

Hi all

Does anyone know if there is a way to paste a Mathcad Prime equation into an native equation in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint? And also the other way around, from Powerpoint into Mathcad Prime?

Thanks!

[Werner_E]

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@PEAH wrote:

Hi all

Does anyone know if there is a way to paste a Mathcad Prime equation into an native equation in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint? And also the other way around, from Powerpoint into Mathcad Prime?

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I fear, no, as neither software provides an import/export facility for the proprietary equation format of the other, nor does Prime in any way support the export in any open equation format.

If you copy a math expression (not the full region) like

from Prime to a text editor, you will see this

(:= (@FUNCTION (@LABEL VARIABLE f) (@ARGS (@LABEL VARIABLE x))) (/ (+ (^ x 2) (@APPLY sin (@ARGS x))) (@APPLY ln (@ARGS x))))

The equation editor of M$ Office can't handle this.

[PEAH]

Hi Werner

Thanks for your reply. Just because Microsoft's equation can export as MathML. And Mathcad Prime sheets are saved as set of XML files. But you are probably right that there is no straightfoward solution. 

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[StuartBruff]

Before opening up a text editor, you could try pasting the copied expression into Mathcad Prime's Find box (ctrl-f).  This also converts at least some expressions, including the one you gave above.

Find Box: (:= (@FUNCTION (@LABEL VARIABLE f) (@ARGS (@LABEL VARIABLE x))) (/ (+ (^ x 2) (@APPLY sin (@ARGS x))) (@APPLY ln (@ARGS x))))

Text Ed : (:= (@FUNCTION (@LABEL VARIABLE f) (@ARGS (@LABEL VARIABLE x))) (/ (+ (^ x 2) (@APPLY sin (@ARGS x))) (@APPLY ln (@ARGS x))))

Stuart

[ppal · Accepted solution]

Take (:= (@FUNCTION (@LABEL VARIABLE f) (@ARGS (@LABEL VARIABLE x))) (/ (+ (^ x 2) (@APPLY sin (@ARGS x))) (@APPLY ln (@ARGS x)))) and ask CHAT GPT to convert to LaTex. Then use equation function in word.  Follow https://youtu.be/QK5extaCbaI?si=J2nL1LEeF_27KRde

Probably ok for small batches. 

[PEAH]

Hi ppal, thanks, that's a good suggestion.

[StuartBruff]

Interesting.

chatGPT request: convert (:= (@FUNCTION (@LABEL VARIABLE f) (@ARGS (@LABEL VARIABLE x))) (/ (+ (^ x 2) (@APPLY sin (@ARGS x))) (@APPLY ln (@ARGS x)))) to LaTex

result:

\begin{equation}
f(x) := \frac{(x^2 + \sin(x))}{\ln(x)}
\end{equation}

Putting this into a LaTec editor/renderer (QuickL^AT_Ec in this case) gives:

Stuart

Have a guess how long ago (and how often) I requested Mathcad be able to save as LaTec? 🙂

Hint: Prime wasn't even a gleam in its daddy's eye.

Mention of LaTec is embedded somewhere in the link below, which is a cut-down version of my M11 feature request list (now lost in cyberspace, like tears in rain).

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Mathcad/40-minor-bugs-glitches-and-suggestions-for-Mathcad-Prime/m-p/347262/highlight/true#M135732

[ProFeature]

Hi @ppal 

Since the equations from Mathcad are images rather than equation scripts, the solution you suggested is not sufficient.

[PEAH]

Hi ProFeature

Ppal's solution works. To clarify, see the below examples.

If cursor is outside a Mathcad expression and you click Ctrl+C, Mathcad copies the expression as an image, see below:

If cursor is inside a Mathcad expression, you select all inside expression, and you click Ctrl+C, Mathcad copies the expression as text, which you can then copy with ChatGPT or similar, see below:

(+ 1 (/ 2 (@NTHROOT @PLACEHOLDER 3)))

[Werner_E]

You have to distinguish between selecting/copying the full Prime region with the expression/formula inside or just the expression itself - can be tricky!

Full region selected:

Just the expression selected: