Writer Guide

Tip
You can hide (or unhide) the Selection window with View >
Selection.
Example 1:
5×4
For this example we will enter a simple formula:
5×4
On the Selection
window:
1) Select the top-left button of the categories (top) section
(Figure 420).
2) Click on the multiplication symbol (shown in Figure 420).
Figure 420. Unary/binary operators
When you select the multiplication symbol on the Selection window,
two things happen:
• The equation editor shows the markup:
<?> times <?>
• The body of the document shows a gray box with the figure:
×
Figure 421. The multiplication symbol
The <?> symbols (Figure 421) are placeholders that you can replace
by other text. The equation will update automatically, and the result
should resemble Figure 422.
Chapter 16 Math Objects 493
Unary/binary operators
Multiplication