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Re: MathJax and NVDA

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From: David Farough
Date: Mar 17, 2023 1:18PM

Good afternoon;
The following is taken from the NVDA 2022.4 user guide.
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7. Reading Mathematical Content
Using MathPlayer 4 from Design Science, NVDA can read and interactively navigate supported mathematical content. This requires that MathPlayer 4 is installed on the computer. MathPlayer is available as a free download from: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/. After installing MathPlayer, restart NVDA.

NVDA supports the following types of mathematical content:

MathML in Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.
Microsoft Word 365 Modern Math Equations via UI automation: NVDA is able to read and interact with math equations in Microsoft Word 365/2016 build 14326 and higher. Note however that any previously created MathType equations must be first converted to Office Math. This can be done by selecting each and choosing "Equation Options", then "Convert to Office Math" in the context menu. Ensure your version of MathType is the latest version before doing this. Microsoft Word provides linear symbol-based navigation through the equations itself and supports inputting math using several syntaxes, including LateX. For further details, please see Linear format equations using UnicodeMath and LaTeX in Word
Microsoft Powerpoint, and older versions of Microsoft Word: NVDA can read and navigate MathType equations in both Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft word. MathType needs to be installed in order for this to work. The trial version is sufficient. It can be downloaded from https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/
Adobe Reader: Note that this is not an official standard yet, so there is currently no publicly available software that can produce this content.
Kindle Reader for PC: NVDA can read and navigate Math in Kindle for PC for books with accessible math.
When reading a document, NVDA will speak any supported mathematical content where it occurs. If you are using a braille display, it will also be displayed in braille.