Writer Guide

Note
A complete table of Greek characters is provided on page 514.
Another way to enter Greek characters is by using the catalog window.
Go to Tools > Catalog. The catalog window is shown in Figure 424.
Under Symbol Set, select Greek and double-click on a Greek letter
from the list.
Figure 424. Catalog - used for entering Greek characters
Example 2:
 ≃ 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 Selection window (View > Selection).
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 425).
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