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DS_1002491213-Aquamarine
13-Aquamarine
October 28, 2021
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How to Copy/Paste Equations from PTC Mathcad (ver. 7) into Word, Powerpoint, or similar?

  • October 28, 2021
  • 6 replies
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Hi,

 

I'm using PTC Mathcad version 7 and would like to copy and then paste equations into my Power Point slides.   This was possible with the normal MathCAD (Such as MathCAD 15 and previous versions of the old MathCAD). However, this doesn't seem possible with PTC Mathcad - or am I wrong about that?   I haven't had much luck using a simple copy/paste method with PTC Mathcad.

 

Although, I certainly can use another application to create a screen capture - then import that image into Microsoft Word or Power Point - I'd much rather use a command sequence within PTC Mathcad - such as Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V

 

Since the 1990s Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V worked quite well with original MathCAD for equations, graphs, etc.

 

Let me know what options exist for exporting equations and graphs out of PTC Mathcad version 7.

 

Thanks!

 

 

    6 replies

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    24-Ruby IV
    ValeryOchkov24-Ruby IV
    24-Ruby IV
    October 28, 2021

    I copy and paste as picture!

     

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    DS_1002491213-AquamarineAuthor
    13-Aquamarine
    October 28, 2021

    I don't see how to do that.  I only see Copy and Paste - and those commands do not work with equations or graphs.  

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    24-Ruby III
    VladimirN24-Ruby III
    24-Ruby III
    October 28, 2021

    You can save your Mathcad Prime worksheet in "RTF" file format ("Save As" --> "RTF").

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    DS_1002491213-AquamarineAuthor
    13-Aquamarine
    October 28, 2021

    I'm not following how saving to an RTF format helps with importing into a Microsoft Word or Power Point document.     

    DJNewman
    DJNewman18-Opal
    18-Opal
    October 28, 2021

    You're having trouble doing this?

    (view in My Videos)

    PTC Marketer Creo and Mathcad. I run their YouTube channels, some Creo campaigns, and all Mathcad campaigns and communications.
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      DS_1002491213-AquamarineAuthor
      13-Aquamarine
      October 28, 2021

      That's what I said in my first post.

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      LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
      23-Emerald IV
      October 28, 2021

      You don't need 'another application' to do a screen capture.

      Tick your mouse on the Prime window, to make sure it 'has the focus'. Then press the [Alt]  button and briefly hit the [PrintScreen]  button, then you can let go of the [Alt].

      Now you have a screen copy of the Prime window.

      Go to Paint (also built into Windows), and do a Paste or [Ctrl-V].

      Take the rectangular selection box and select that portion of the window that you need. Do a [Ctrl-C] and go to PowerPoint where you can do a [Ctrl-V]. See result below (left picture).

      LucMeekes_0-1635459470776.png

      I'll gladly admit that it is easier in real Mathcad (right picture); took just a simple selection of the two regions, copy, then past in PowerPoint.

       

      Success!
      Luc

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        DS_1002491213-AquamarineAuthor
        13-Aquamarine
        October 28, 2021

        Wow, it's been decades since I used alt-Print Screen  to take advantage of Window's built in screen capture mechanism. That's a decent hack to overcome the shortfall of PTC Mathcad.   

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        DS_1002491213-AquamarineAuthor
        13-Aquamarine
        October 28, 2021

        I'll just use MathCAD 15 - since the original version of MathCAD can easily copy and paste equations and graphs using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V without all the hoopla associated with screen captures. 

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        LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
        23-Emerald IV
        October 29, 2021

        If you do not have a full license of Prime, so in effect you're using Prime Express, then the copy-paste functionality is present, but limited to a single item. That is true for Prime - to - Office applications, as well as Prime - to - this forum.

        From the above you may conclude that if you do have a full Prime license, copy-paste should work for multiple regions simultaneously...

         

        Success!
        Luc

          DJNewman
          DJNewman18-Opal
          18-Opal
          October 29, 2021

          Huh, I didn't even know that was an Express-full difference, but, yeah, I just tested it and you can only copy-paste one item at a time in Express while you can easily multi-select in premium to copy-paste to Word/PowerPoint as my above video showed.

           

          I'll probably get our Express vs. full comparison page updated to document this, then.

           

          But if you do have the full version, there's no print screen button necessary to copy-paste it.

          PTC Marketer Creo and Mathcad. I run their YouTube channels, some Creo campaigns, and all Mathcad campaigns and communications.
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            DJF16-Pearl
            16-Pearl
            October 29, 2021

            Well, I have no problem doing exactly what you say it doesn't do.  However, note that you must copy/paste only one item at a time.  If you select multiple items it doesn't work - for whatever reason.  Even pasting between multiple sheets of mathcad I've noticed it will sometimes hiccup if pasting multiple items.

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              LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
              23-Emerald IV
              October 29, 2021

              Guess you're using Prime Express then, like me... See above.

               

              Luc

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              DJF16-Pearl
              16-Pearl
              October 29, 2021

              Nope, full-blown and paid-for v7.  I've never had any prime version successfully paste more than 1 item into MS apps.  I'm only guessing but copy must include some additional mathcad data about relative position or something that other programs can't figure out.

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