The Elements Window

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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The Elements Window

The simplest way to enter a formula is through the Elements window.

Figure 2: Symbols are divided into categories]]

The Elements window is divided into two main parts.

• The top shows the symbol categories. Click on these to change the list of symbols.
• The bottom shows the symbols available in the current category.

You can hide or show the Elements window with View → Elements.