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The equation editor opens at the bottom of the screen, and the floating Selection window appears. You will also see a small box (with a gray border) in your document, where the formula will be displayed. | The equation editor opens at the bottom of the screen, and the floating Selection window appears. You will also see a small box (with a gray border) in your document, where the formula will be displayed. | ||
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The equation editor uses a markup language to represent formulas. For example, ''%beta'' creates the Greek character beta (β). This markup is designed to read similar to English whenever possible. For example, ''a over b'' produces a fraction: | The equation editor uses a markup language to represent formulas. For example, ''%beta'' creates the Greek character beta (β). This markup is designed to read similar to English whenever possible. For example, ''a over b'' produces a fraction: | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 7 November 2007
Introduction
OpenOffice.org (OOo) has a component for mathematical equations. It is most commonly used as an equation editor for text documents, but it can also be used with other types of documents or stand-alone. When used inside Writer, the equation is treated as an object inside the text document.
Note: The equation editor is for writing equations in symbolic form (as in equation 1). If you want to evaluate a numeric value, see the Calc Guide.
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Getting started
To insert an equation, go to Insert > Object > Formula.
The equation editor opens at the bottom of the screen, and the floating Selection window appears. You will also see a small box (with a gray border) in your document, where the formula will be displayed.
The equation editor uses a markup language to represent formulas. For example, %beta creates the Greek character beta (β). This markup is designed to read similar to English whenever possible. For example, a over b produces a fraction:
