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The Proven Solution for Scientific and Mathematical Publishing
Product Description
Scientific Word makes creating professional
documents easy. With Scientific Word, you compose mathematical,
scientific, and technical documents at the keyboard using natural
mathematical notation. You can choose whether to publish your document
on the Web or print it with or without LaTeX typesetting.
Principal Characteristics
Scientific Word 6®
Scientific Word Version 6 brings you the ease of
entering text and mathematics in natural notation in an easy-to-use
word processing system. Now running on OS X®, as well as on Windows®,
with its entirely new Mozilla-based architecture, Scientific Word 6
provides more flexibility for your workplace. You can save or export
your documents in multiple formats, according to your publication and
portability needs. Your documents are saved as xml files which makes
them completely portable across platforms. Sharing your work with
colleagues is easier than ever.
All of the MacKichan Software products share the same easy-to-learn,
easy-to-use scientific word processor. You can create mathematical and
scientific documents easily, combining text and mathematics in a
completely integrated environment. Scientific Word 6 allows you to
compose and edit complex documents directly on the screen without
having to think in a programming language.
Scientific Word 6 enhances important features that were present in
earlier versions of the program: compatibility with other software and
systems; a rich interface based on the logical separation of content
and appearance; the natural entry of text and mathematics; and the
ability to typeset complex technical documents with LATEX, the industry
standard for mathematics and scientific publishing.
Because Scientific Word 6 is a front end to LATEX, you do not have to
learn the LATEX syntax. When you typeset, LATEX automatically generates
footnotes, indexes, bibliographies, tables of contents, and
cross-references.
New Look
The program window has been completely redesigned to provide easy
access to the tools you need to create and navigate documents. In
addition to the standard menu bar at the top, there is a status bar at
the bottom and several other customizable toolbars just above the text
entry area.
Document Production
Documents and all files related to them (embedded files, plot files,
etc.) are automatically bundled together. In Scientific Word 6 you only
need a single file bearing the extension .sci to share a document.
You can seamlessly import LATEX files created with earlier versions of the program, and can export any document as a LATEX file.
In XML and XHTML files, Version 6 represents your mathematics as
MathML. This makes it easy to create XHTML web files for the
representation of your mathematics on various platforms over the
Internet with a browser. The recommended browser for Version 6 is
Firefox, not Scientific Viewer.
Scientific Word 6 gives you multiple document production options. You
can choose whether to preview or print directly from the program window
when you are ready for output, or you can view your document in a
browser. With Scientific Word 6, you can typeset your document when you
need the extensive document formatting that LATEX and pdfLATEX provide.
New to Scientific Word 6, you may Undo an unlimited number of previous
editing changes from your current session within a document.
Scientific Word 6 allows you to check your spelling in realtime. With
the inline spell checking from MySpell, you can catch any misspellings.
MySpell, which is open-source, includes dictionaries in over 40
languages. Misspelled words have a wavy red underline.
Scientific Word 6 speeds document formatting with a new visual
interface for page layouts. Common tasks, such as section head and
footnote formatting, are simpler. This new WYSIWYG interface translates
directly to TEX. There is little or no need to use the document
preamble or raw TEX commands to achieve the page format you want.
Fragments in Version 6 can contain text, mathematics, TEX strings,
XHTML code, graphics, or anything else that can go on the clipboard.
The program comes with a few pre-defined fragments. Information in
fragments can carry tags, and fragments from each document are
available to all.
Tables in Scientific Word 6 are made easier by a new visual interface.
Rows and columns will resize automatically to fit the amount of
information being entered; you can also manually resize them.
Scientific Word 6 gives you improved and scalable fonts. Use pdfLATEX
or XƎTEX to create documents with a wide variety of scalable
fonts. With XƎTEX you can use any OpenType font installed on your
computer, as well as Unicode and associated extended Unicode TrueType
fonts. The program includes the latest version of LATEX and AMS macros.
The packages yield ligatures and kerning in all text when documents are
typeset.
Version 6 supports any left-to-right or right-to-left language that is supported by your operating system.
The manual, Creating Documents with Scientific WorkPlace and Scientific
Word Version 6, by Clint Hicks, is a guide to the substantial changes
in this new version. Written as an introduction for new users, as well
as giving existing users information about the important changes to the
functionality of our programs, this manual is available as a download,
but can also be purchased in paperback.
Increased Productivity
While you are doing the work of creating content, you do not need to be
distracted by formatting tasks. Scientific Word 6 does that work for
you. With so many available output options, each with a different
purpose and appearance, taking the time-consuming approach of trying to
make the document on the screen look as much as possible like the
printed document is simply not necessary.
Because the document window does not correspond directly to the size of
online or printed pages, the program does not display page divisions or
fixed line lengths on the screen; lines are broken to fit the size of
the window. When you preview the document, you will see the page
divisions correctly. Our programs use styles and tags for formatting
documents, which can be printed directly or saved as XHTML files for
use on your website.
Scientific Word 6 provides direct access to the Internet from within
the program. The online Help system provides fast information
when you need it. Free, competent technical help is available from
MacKichan Software, Inc. by email, phone, or fax.
Systems Technical Requirements
Version 6:
Windows® XP or above; OS X® 10.5 or above (with Intel® processor)
800 MB - 1 GB hard disk space, depending on the type of hard drive and the installation options selected
Internet connection
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