Operation Manual

Adjusting formula spacing
Use the Spacing dialog (Figure 273) to determine the spacing between formula elements. The
spacing is specified as a percentage in relation to the defined base size for font sizes.
Current formula spacing
To change the spacing used for the current formula in Math or another LibreOffice module:
1) Click in the markup language in the Formula Editor.
2) Go to Format > Spacing on the menu bar to open the Spacing dialog (Figure 273).
3) Click Category and select one of the options from the drop-down list. The options in the
Spacing dialog change according to the category selected.
4) Enter new values for the spacing category and click OK.
5) Check the result in your formula. If not to your satisfaction, repeat the above steps.
Figure 273: Spacing dialog
Default formula spacing
To change the default spacing used for all formulas in Math or another LibreOffice module:
1) Before inserting any formulas into your document, go to Format > Spacing on the menu
bar to open the Spacing dialog (Figure 273).
2) Click Category and select one of the options from the drop-down list. The options in the
Spacing dialog change according to the category selected.
3) Click Default and confirm your changes to the formula spacing. Any formulas created from
this point on will use the new spacing for formulas.
4) Click OK to save your changes and close the Spacing dialog.
Note
If you have already inserted formulas into your document and you change the spacing,
only formulas inserted after the change in spacing will use the new default settings. You
have to individually change the spacing of formulas already inserted if you want these
formulas to use the same spacing as the default settings. For more information on
changing the formula spacing, see the Math Guide.
Adjusting formula alignment
The alignment settings determine how formula elements located above one another are aligned
horizontally relative to each other.
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