Markup

Apache OpenOffice 4.1 Math Guide

Math Guide

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• What is Math?
  • Getting Started
• Entering a Formula
  • The Elements Window
    • Example 1: $5\times 4$
  • Right-click (Context) Menu
  • Markup
  • Greek Characters
    • Example 2: $\pi \simeq 3.14159$
• Customizations
  • Formula Editor as a Floating Window
  • How Can I Make a Formula Bigger?
• Formula Layout
  • Brackets are Your Friends
  • Equations Over More Than One Line
  • How Do I Add Limits to My Sum/Integral?
  • Brackets with Matrices Look Ugly!
  • How Do I Make a Derivative?
  • How Do I Align My Equations at the Equals Sign?
• Numbering Equations
• Math Commands – Reference
  • Unary and Binary Operators
  • Relational Operators
  • Set Operations
  • Functions
  • Operators
  • Attributes
  • Miscellaneous
  • Brackets
  • Formats
  • Characters – Greek
  • Characters – Special

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Markup

You can type the markup directly in the equation editor. For example, you can type 5 times 4 to obtain $5\times 4$. If you know the markup, this can be the fastest way to enter a formula.

Formula markup will always resemble the way a formula reads in English.

Below is a short list of common equations and their corresponding markup.

Display	Command	Display	Command
$a=b$	a = b	${\sqrt {a}}$	sqrt {a}
${a}^{2}$	a^2	${a}_{n}$	a_n
$\int f\left(x\right){\mathit {dx}}$	int f(x) dx	$\sum {a}_{n}$	sum a_n
$a\leq b$	a <= b	$\infty$	infinity
$a\times b$	a times b	$x\cdot y$	x cdot y