Markup
You can type the markup directly on the equation editor. For example,
you can type “5 times 4” to obtain
. If you know the markup, this
can be the fastest way to enter a formula.
Tip
As a mnemonic, the formula markup resembles the way the
formula reads in English.
Below is a short list of common equations and their corresponding
markup.
Display Command Display Command
a = b
sqrt {a}
a^2
a_n
int f(x) dx
sum a_n
a <= b
infinity
a times b
x cdot y
Greek characters
Greek characters (
, etc) are common in mathematical
formulas.
These characters are not available in the selection box or the
right-click menu
. Fortunately, the markup for Greek characters is
simple: Type a % sign followed the name of the character, in English.
• To type a
lowercase
character, write the name of the character in
lowercase.
• To type an
uppercase
character, write the name of the character
in uppercase.
See the table below for some examples.
Lowercase Uppercase
%alpha
%ALPHA
%beta
%BETA
%gamma
%GAMMA
%psi
%PSI
%phi
%PHI
%theta
%THETA
314 Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3
Comments to this Manuals