
In macOS, I choose File > Print, and then choose Save as PDF (Figure 1).

In my tests, it doesn’t seem to make a difference how the PDF is created. There are several ways to export a PDF from Word. However, if you are in a workflow where you depend completely on the author of the Word file to create the equations, they vouch for their accuracy, and you don’t need to change the equation appearance at all, here’s a method that allows you to bring Word equations into InDesign untouched, exactly as they appear in Word. MathTools is a great solution if you want to author or re-create equations in InDesign with complete control over the equation appearance. You can even convert Word Equations into editable MathTools equations, giving you a head start on equation formatting. You can read a full review of MathTools in Issue #74 of InDesign Magazine. MathTools is a nice solution for building equations in InDesign as live, editable text. The problem is, if you copy and paste text with equations from Word, or choose File > Place to place the Word file into InDesign, these equations don’t appear correctly in InDesign. Here’s how to get equations, formulae, or scientific notation created with Word’s equation editor into your InDesign layout.īoth the macOS and Windows versions of Microsoft Word contain an equation editor that authors can use to create equations, formulas or other scientific notation.
