LibreOffice 3.5 Math Guide The LibreOffice Equation Editor Copyright This document is Copyright © 2011–2012 by its contributors as listed below. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), version 3.0 or later. All trademarks within this guide belong to their legitimate owners. Contributors Jean Hollis Weber Hazel Russman Feedback Please direct any comments or suggestions about this document to: [email protected] Acknowledgments This guide is based on the OpenOffice.org 3.3 Math Guide. The contributors to that book are: Daniel Carrera Agnes Belzunce TJ Frazier Peter Kupfer Ian Laurenson Janet M. Swisher Jean Hollis Weber Michele Zarri Additional material has been added from the German Math Handbuch for LibreOffice 3.4 (translated to English by Hazel Russman). Contributors to that book are: Regina Henschel Christian Kühl Florian Reisinger Gisbert Friege (Dmaths) Jochen Schiffers Publication date and software version Published 22 June 2012. Based on LibreOffice 3.5. Note for Mac users Some keystrokes and menu items are different on a Mac from those used in Windows and Linux. The table below gives some common substitutions for the instructions in this chapter. For a more detailed list, see the application Help. Windows or Linux Mac equivalent Effect Tools > Options menu LibreOffice > Preferences Access setup options selection Right-click Control+click Opens a context menu Ctrl (Control) z (Command) Used with other keys F5 Shift+z+F5 Opens the Navigator F11 z+T Opens the Styles and Formatting window Documentation for LibreOffice is available at http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation Contents Copyright.............................................................................................................................. 2 Note for Mac users...............................................................................................................2 What is Math?.......................................................................................................................5 Getting started......................................................................................................................5 Creating an equation as a separate document............................................................................ 5 Inserting a formula into a Writer document.................................................................................. 6 Entering a formula............................................................................................................... 7 The Elements window.................................................................................................................. 7 Right-click (context) menu........................................................................................................... 9 Markup......................................................................................................................................... 9 Greek characters....................................................................................................................... 10 Changing a formula............................................................................................................11 Choosing the region to alter....................................................................................................... 12 Carrying out changes................................................................................................................. 12 Customizations.................................................................................................................. 13 Formula editor as a floating window...........................................................................................13 Customizing the catalog.............................................................................................................13 Space at the end of a formula.................................................................................................... 15 Formula layout................................................................................................................... 15 Brackets are your friends........................................................................................................... 15 Recognizing functions in Math................................................................................................... 16 Equations over more than one line............................................................................................ 16 How do I add limits to my sum/integral?.....................................................................................17 Brackets with matrices look ugly!............................................................................................... 17 How do I write a derivative?....................................................................................................... 18 Isolated and unpaired brackets.................................................................................................. 18 Markup characters as regular characters................................................................................... 19 Text in a formula........................................................................................................................ 19 How do I align my equations at the equals sign?....................................................................... 20 Changing the appearance of formulas............................................................................ 20 Changing the font...................................................................................................................... 20 Changing the font size............................................................................................................... 22 Adjusting spacing in formulas.................................................................................................... 23 Changing the alignment............................................................................................................. 24 Numbering equations........................................................................................................ 26 Formulas in Writer documents......................................................................................... 27 Position...................................................................................................................................... 27 Margins...................................................................................................................................... 27 Background, borders, and size.................................................................................................. 27 Creating a formula library...........................................................................................................27 LibreOffice 3.5 Math Guide 3 Formulas in Calc, Impress, and Draw..............................................................................28 Graphical properties.................................................................................................................. 28 Combining formulas with text..................................................................................................... 29 Text elements within the formula................................................................................................ 29 Grouping formulas with graphic objects..................................................................................... 29 Formulas in Writer OLE objects................................................................................................. 29 Formulas in charts..................................................................................................................... 30 Export and import.............................................................................................................. 30 Export as MathML...................................................................................................................... 30 Microsoft file formats.................................................................................................................. 31 XHTML...................................................................................................................................... 32 Flat XML.................................................................................................................................... 32 Dmaths – an extension for more than just faster formula input...................................33 Technical details................................................................................................................ 34 OASIS Open Document Format for Office applications..............................................................34 Handling of formulas in Basic.................................................................................................... 34 Math commands - Reference............................................................................................ 36 Unary / binary operators............................................................................................................ 36 Relational operators..................................................................................................................