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xe4YA‖Format

AtbE2‖You can choose among various options for formatting a LibreOfficeDev Math formula. The format options are displayed in the lower part of the Elements pane. These options are also listed in the context menu of the Commands window.

To access this command...

FxAcz‖Open the context menu in the Commands window - choose Formats

fEH8m‖Choose View - Elements; then on the Elements pane select Formats from the listbox.


oGTCQ‖The following is a complete list of all available formatting options in LibreOfficeDev Math. The icon next to the formatting option indicates that it can be accessed through the Elements pane (menu View - Elements) or through the context menu of the Commands window.

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Cb8X9‖The letter "a" refers to the placeholder in your formula which you would like to assign to the respective formatting. You can substitute this character for any other you like.


GmDzn‖Formatting options

GEczu‖Superscript left Icon

96dBm‖Superscript left

ihqDh‖Inserts a superscript to the left of a placeholder. You can also type <?>lsup{<?>} in the Commands window.

9HXMQ‖Superscript top Icon

wCKNn‖Superscript top

iggUG‖Inserts a superscript directly above a placeholder. You can also type <?>csup<?> directly in the Commands window.

ccqov‖Superscript right Icon

u5X6R‖Superscript right

dMD8Q‖Inserts a superscript to the right of a placeholder. You can also type <?>^{<?>} directly in the Commands window, or you can use rsup or sup.

RxnJA‖Vertical stack (2 elements) Icon

GtKJw‖Vertical stack (2 elements)

q4EGC‖Inserts a vertical stack (binomial) with two placeholders. You can also type binom<?><?> directly in the Commands window.

fyuyA‖New line Icon

BCfJA‖New line

4fd7i‖Inserts a new line in your document. You can also type newline directly in the Commands window.

LXNT5‖Subscript left Icon

qLrWG‖Subscript left

Gsbxc‖Inserts a subscript to the left of a placeholder. You can also type <?>lsub{<?>} in the Commands window.

at8H5‖Subscript bottom Icon

C2YT7‖Subscript bottom

Qe2UD‖Inserts a subscript directly under a placeholder. You can also type <?>csub<?> directly in the Commands window.

a7NBE‖Subscript right Icon

Bfwkh‖Subscript right

LbDLj‖Inserts a subscript to the right of a placeholder. You can also type <?>_{<?>} in the Commands window, and the subscript dash can be replaced by rsub or sub.

Rf7AX‖Vertical stack (3 elements) Icon

MzXRu‖Vertical stack (3 elements)

yTFrC‖Inserts a vertical stack with three placeholders. You can also type stack {<?>#<?>#<?>} in the Commands window.

mLbnF‖Small gap Icon

wbwB2‖Small gap

rP6ok‖Inserts a small gap between a placeholder and the next element. You can also type ` directly in the Commands window. The command must appear to the left or right of a symbol, variable, number or complete command.

Kgjkx‖Align left Icon

KzRGd‖Align left

wMQ4B‖This icon assigns left-alignment to "a" and inserts a placeholder. You can type alignl<?> directly in the Commands window.

AwnKa‖Align to horizontal center Icon

VxdJT‖Align to horizontal center

yUMB4‖Assigns horizontal central alignment to "a" and inserts a placeholder. You can also type alignc<?> directly in the Commands window.

oVESD‖Align right Icon

kmTvu‖Align right

ywkaN‖Inserts the command for right alignment and a placeholder. You can also type alignr<?> in the Commands window.

bBoW6‖Matrix stack Icon

ABnGj‖Matrix stack

XzFx4‖This icon inserts a matrix with four placeholders. You can also type matrix{<?>#<?>##<?>#<?>} directly in the Commands window. The position of an element inside this diagram is indicated by two coordinates; the first specifies the line number and the second the column number. You can expand this matrix in any direction in the Commands window by adding characters.

uHYvf‖Gap Icon

A48F9‖Gap

tbNi4‖This icon inserts a gap or space between placeholders. You can also type ~ directly in the Commands window. The command must appear to the left or right of a symbol, variable, number or complete command.

dVneR‖For alignment, the alignl, alignc and alignr commands are especially effective, if you are

VBidG‖When using the align instructions, note that

Tg8Ay‖To align using the "matrix" command

matrix{

alignr sin^2 x + cos^2 x#{}={}#alignl 1 ##

alignr cos^2 x #{}={} #alignl 1 - sin^2 x

}

R5Gun‖Aligning to the left

jP7FG‖If a line or an expression begins with text, it is aligned on the left by default. You can change this with any of the align commands. An example is stack{a+b-c*d#alignr "text"}, where "text" appears aligned to the right. Note that text must always be surrounded by quotation marks.

KwFtM‖The standard centralized formulas can be aligned to the left without using the Format - Align menu. To do this, place an empty character string, that is, the inverted commas which surround any text "", before the section of formula that you want to align. For example, typing "" a+b newline "" c+d results in both equations being left-aligned instead of centered.

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TEWGp‖When typing information in the Commands window, note that some formats require spaces for the correct structure. This is especially true when entering values (for example, a lsup{3}) instead of placeholders.


JoSm8‖Click Brackets and Grouping for more information about formatting in LibreOfficeDev Math.

spENU‖Useful information about Indexes and Exponents and Scaling, helps you organize your document in the best possible way.