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    Math equations and other special formatting for Kindle

    Hey guys,

    Not sure how frequently math equations pop up in your books, but I was curious if anyone knew any way to include math equations with "special formatting" in Kindle?

    Everything I try has the equations show up garbled or lose formatting. Researching forums, the "best" suggestion is to make each equation a picture file and embed it into the document.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks!
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    Might be easiest to do it as an image if it is a complex equation. Otherwise, I don't know you could do it to ensure it comes out right on all screen. Will a Kindle recognize tables? You could try that.
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    I'm not sure about tables to orient everything. I was thinking more along the lines of superscripts, subscripts, pi, and all the other special symbols used in mathematics.
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    Definitely make it an image. No question. Anything else runs into problems if people have tinkered their settings, like having a larger text size.

    I use a free program called Snipping Tool to take quick pictures of the stuff on my screen. It's very easy and works really well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Devor View Post
    Definitely make it an image. No question. Anything else runs into problems if people have tinkered their settings, like having a larger text size.

    I use a free program called Snipping Tool to take quick pictures of the stuff on my screen. It's very easy and works really well.
    Thanks! Not sure if I will need to go that route or not, but it is good to know about! I'm thinking there is a quick "equation -> picture" option in Word.
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