Math equations in Word documents are essential tools for expressing mathematical concepts and relationships. Whether you are writing an academic paper, a scientific report, or any other document involving mathematical content, incorporating math equations can greatly enhance your ability to convey complex mathematical concepts and improve the visual appeal and professionalism of your document. In this article, we will explain how to insert math equations into Word documents in C# and VB.NET using Spire.Doc for .NET.
Install Spire.Doc for .NET
To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.Doc for .NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.
PM> Install-Package Spire.Doc
Insert Math Equations into a Word Document in C# and VB.NET
Spire.Doc for .NET allows generating math equations from LaTeX code and MathML code using OfficeMath.FromLatexMathCode(string latexMathCode) and OfficeMath.FromMathMLCode(string mathMLCode) methods. The detailed steps are as follows:
- Create two string arrays from LaTeX code and MathML code.
- Create a Document instance and add a section to it using Document.AddSection() method.
- Iterate through each LaTeX code in the string array.
- Create a math equation from the LaTeX code using OfficeMath.FromLatexMathCode(string latexMathCode) method.
- Add a paragraph to the section, then add the math equation to the paragraph using Paragraph.Items.Add() method.
- Iterate through each MathML code in the string array.
- Create a math equation from the MathML code using OfficeMath.FromMathMLCode(string mathMLCode) method.
- Add a paragraph to the section, then add the math equation to the paragraph using Paragraph.Items.Add() method.
- Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
- VB.NET
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
using Spire.Doc.Fields.OMath;
namespace AddMathEquations
{
internal class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a string array from LaTeX code
string[] latexMathCode = {
"x^{2}+\\sqrt{x^{2}+1}=2",
"\\cos (2\\theta) = \\cos^2 \\theta - \\sin^2 \\theta",
"k_{n+1} = n^2 + k_n^2 - k_{n-1}",
"\\frac {\\frac {1}{x}+ \\frac {1}{y}}{y-z}",
"\\int_0^ \\infty \\mathrm {e}^{-x} \\, \\mathrm {d}x",
"\\forall x \\in X, \\quad \\exists y \\leq \\epsilon",
"\\alpha, \\beta, \\gamma, \\Gamma, \\pi, \\Pi, \\phi, \\varphi, \\mu, \\Phi",
"A_{m,n} = \\begin{pmatrix} a_{1,1} & a_{1,2} & \\cdots & a_{1,n} \\\\ a_{2,1} & a_{2,2} & \\cdots & a_{2,n} \\\\ \\vdots & \\vdots & \\ddots & \\vdots \\\\ a_{m,1} & a_{m,2} & \\cdots & a_{m,n} \\end{pmatrix}",
};
//Create a string array from MathML code
string[] mathMLCode = {
"<math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"><mi>a</mi><mo>≠</mo><mn>0</mn></math>",
"<math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"><mi>a</mi><msup><mi>x</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><mi>b</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>c</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn></math>",
"<math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mo>−</mo><mi>b</mi><mo>±</mo><msqrt><msup><mi>b</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>−</mo><mn>4</mn><mi>a</mi><mi>c</mi></msqrt></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi></mrow></mfrac></mrow></math>",
};
//Create a Document instance
Document doc = new Document();
//Add a section
Section section = doc.AddSection();
//Add a paragraph to the section
Paragraph textPara = section.AddParagraph();
textPara.AppendText("Creating Equations from LaTeX Code");
textPara.ApplyStyle(BuiltinStyle.Heading1);
textPara.Format.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
//Iterate through each LaTeX code in the string array
for (int i = 0; i < latexMathCode.Length; i++)
{
//Create a math equation from the LaTeX code
OfficeMath officeMath = new OfficeMath(doc);
officeMath.FromLatexMathCode(latexMathCode[i]);
//Add the math equation to the section
Paragraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
paragraph.Items.Add(officeMath);
section.AddParagraph();
}
section.AddParagraph();
//Add a paragraph to the section
textPara = section.AddParagraph();
textPara.AppendText("Creating Equations from MathML Code");
textPara.ApplyStyle(BuiltinStyle.Heading1);
textPara.Format.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
//Iterate through each MathML code in the string array
for (int j = 0; j < mathMLCode.Length; j++)
{
//Create a math equation from the MathML code
OfficeMath officeMath = new OfficeMath(doc);
officeMath.FromMathMLCode(mathMLCode[j]);
//Add the math equation to the section
Paragraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
paragraph.Items.Add(officeMath);
section.AddParagraph();
}
//Save the result document
doc.SaveToFile("AddMathEquations.docx", FileFormat.Docx2013);
doc.Dispose();
}
}
}
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