How-To: Create a formula using the selection window - OpenOffice.org Math
- This screencast demonstrates the procedure on how to create formulas using the selection window.
- If you look here, this is how the selection window looks like. Usually this window is open by default. If it is not present for some reason, you must unhide it to be able to create formulas using this method.
- On the top part of the selection window you should see buttons that represent different categories for operators, functions, symbols and formatting options.
- For this example, we are going to insert a couple of operators for the formula. So we have clicked on the "Unary/Binary Operators" button here.
- Below, you should see the list of available options for the category. To insert an operator to the formula simply click on its button here. In this example, we are clicking on the "Addition" operator.
- Good! As you can see the addition operation has been inserted here on the command window. We have started to write our formula.
- Notice that there are question marks here representing missing values which you can fill with a variable or number. We shall deal with that later.
- For now, we are going to expand the formula further by turning one of these question marks into an operator as well.
- With the "question mark" selected, click on the operator that you want to replace it with. In this case, we are clicking on the fraction or division option.
- Good! As you can see the selected question mark earlier has been expanded and replaced by the new operator.
- You should see its effect on the overall view of the formula here.
- Now, just repeat the process if you want to add other operators, functions, symbols and formatting options in the formula.
- Once you are done setting up, erase the "question mark" placeholders and replace them with the numbers and variables that you need for the formula.
- Great! As you can see the formula has now been created with the help of the selection window. Congratulations!
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Create a formula using the selection window
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- How to enter operators, functions and symbols using the selection window.
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