On 05/11/2010 01:06 PM, Neville wrote:
> OpenOffice.org version other on Windows XP.
> In area Math, Accessing math in writer
> I need to make documents using chemical equations in writer.
> This involves using super and sub-scripts, parentheses, arrows
> (forward, reverse and biderectional), placing terms over and below
> each other, scientific notation, Greek characters, quadratics, etc. I
> used to find all the above very conveniently in Lotus Manuscript. Is
> it possible in Open Office 3.1?
>
> * * * SNIP! * * *
Yes, go Insert -> Object-> Formula
A window will appear at the bottom of the Writer Window.
That is where you can enter the formula thusly:
8 over 2 = 4
8 %OMEGA ;shows 8 and the ohms symbol
8/2=4 ; different from 8 over 2 = 4, appears as shown here.
8m/s over 2s = 4 m/s ;will appear as it should with only one horizontal
line.
You can type the formula in the window and wait a few seconds
then it will show on the page.
Using {} symbols will not show on the page, but anything
inside them will.
N sub i will show the subscript i for the letter N
Some special characters are not so easy to find at first,
but putting the %(name) in the formula will display the
special character once you have established it (see %OMEGA above).
So, it is all available in OOo Writer.
Tom
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