Typeset LaTeX documents easily and publish to PDF
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Scientific Word for academic papers

Software for Typesetting and Publishing



LaTeX-bypass software liberates academic and commercial researchers in universities and central banks around the world to produce professional scientific papers (PDFs) with intuitive Windows/Mac interface: from editing screen to printed page (below).

 

How will Scientific Word help you?


Typesetting using Scientific Word/WorkPlace v6 – from Dr Christopher Mabb

This demo includes fractions, square roots, superscripts, greek letters, exponentials and integrals with their limits using Scientific Word/WorkPlace 6. The video lasts 3 minutes – please watch in HD.
Would you like to try Scientific Word now? Click... (3 steps to install)   Or watch the videos on our Scientific WorkPlace and New Features pages first?

 

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 32-bit Mac OS® up to 10.14 Mojave, 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 you can typeset your document when you need the extensive document formatting that LaTeX and pdfLaTeX provide.

New to Version 6 you may Undo an unlimited number of previous editing changes from your current session within a document.

Also new is the ability 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 a 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.

Scientific Word 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.

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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.

Version 6 provides direct access to the Internet from within the program. The online Help system provides fast information when you need it. Our Unbeatable Expert Technical Support is available for our licensed users.

 


Scientific Word/WorkPlace, version 6 – "The Basics" from Barry MacKichan.

This screencast covers basic editing and manipulating document structure using the new Scientific WorkPlace 6 and Scientific Word 6. Much of it also applies to Scientific Notebook 6. This video lasts 20 minutes and is best viewed in HD. The second screencast, "New Features", is here.

 

Download it now:

  1. The v5.5 and v6.1 programs are available for download by clicking below:     Click below... (left-click, or right-click – Save link as)

    Version 5.5 (Windows only)


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    Scientific Word 5.5 (73Mb)



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    Scientific Word 5.5


  2. You will then need to obtain a 30-day serial number, consenting to receive Email from us. The serial number will unlock both v6.1 and v5.5, for the program you've downloaded.     ...then go here

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  3. Download the installation instructions here for version 6.1 or version 5.5. And we offer our professional Training Courses at 75% discount for small groups of 4 – when you buy the program from us.

 

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Scientific Word Ltd., 130B Main Street, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3LB, U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)345 766 0340; Fax: +44 (0)345 603 9443; Email: christopher@sciword.co.uk

 

Last Updated: 14th July 2021
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