Math

Greek characters (α, β, γ, θ, etc.) are common in mathematical formulas. These characters are not available in the Elements window or the right-click context menu in Math. Fortunately, the markup code for Greek characters is very simple. We just need to type a ‘%’ sign followed by the name of the character, in English.…

Another way of entering formulas into Math is by using the context menu. This menu can be accessed by right-clicking inside the editor window. The steps to be followed are almost similar to what were followed for using the elements window. To insert ‘7 x 8’, right-click inside the editor window and this will display…

The Elements Window is the simplest method of entering a formula in Math. The Elements window is divided into two main parts. The top part shows the symbol categories. These can be used to change the list of symbols. The bottom part shows the symbols available in the current category. So the different symbols can…

Entering a Formula in Math In Math, we can enter formulas to create equations which can be mathematical or chemical in nature. There are three ways in which a formula can be entered in Math. Selecting a symbol from the ‘Elements’ window. Right-clicking on the equation editor and selecting the symbol from the context menu.…

Set basic options/preferences in the application: user name, default folder to open, save documents. To set the basic options in the Math application, click on ‘Tools’ from the main menu bar. From the resulting drop-down, click on ‘Options’. This will open the ‘Options’ dialog box. In the ‘Options’ dialog box, under ‘LibreOffice’, in ‘User Data’…

Math is LibreOffice’s component for writing mathematical and chemical equations. It is most commonly used as an equation editor for text documents, but it can also be used with other types of documents or as a stand-alone tool. When used inside Writer, the equation is treated as an object inside the text document. Open, close…