Operation Manual

Figure 266: Symbols catalog, used for entering Greek characters and some special symbols

Example 2:

π ≃ 3.14159

For this example we will suppose that:

• We want to enter the above formula (the value of pi rounded to 5 decimal places).

• We know the name of the Greek character (pi).

• But we do not know the markup associated with the

≃

symbol.

Step 1: Type % followed by the text pi. This displays the Greek character

Step 2: Open the Elements window (View > Elements).

Step 3: The

≃

symbol is a relation, so we click on the Relations button. If you hover the mouse

over this button you see the tooltip Relations (Figure 267).

Figure 268 shows the Elements window after clicking the Relations button. The symbol we want is

circled.

Figure 267: Tooltip indicates the

Relations button

Figure 268: After selecting Relations

Step 4: Click on the a

≃

b symbol. The equation editor now shows the markup

%pi<?> simeq <?>.

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