Operation Manual

• To accurately re-position a formula object, use the various options in pages of the Position
and Size dialog.
• In Draw and Impress, you can be arrange, align, group, flip, convert, break, combine and
edit points of formula objects.
• You cannot change the text attributes of a formula object. The text used in a formula is set
when you create the formula in the Formula Editor.
• Formula object size is set by the formula font size when the formula is created in the
Formula Editor. The formula object size is protected in the Position and Size dialog, but this
can be deselected if you so wish. However, this is not recommended as resizing a formula
object using the Position and Size dialog could lead to distortion of a formula making it
difficult to read.
Formulas in charts
A chart in a Calc spreadsheet is itself an OLE object, therefore, you cannot use the Formula Editor
to create and insert a formula into a chart.
To insert a formula into a chart, create the formula first using the Formula Editor and copy the
formula to the clipboard. You then create the chart in Calc and paste your formula into the chart.
The formula is automatically converted into the correct format for insertion into a chart.
If you want to change the formula at a later date, then you must repeat the whole process of
creating, copying and pasting.
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