Getting Started Guide

Markup
You can type the markup directly in the equation editor. For example,
you can type 5 times 4 to obtain
5×4
. If you know the markup, this
can be the fastest way to enter a formula.
Tip
The formula markup resembles the way the formula reads in
English.
Below is a short list of common equations and their corresponding
markup.
Display Command Display Command
a=b
a = b

a
sqrt {a}
a
2
a^2
a
n
a_n
∫
f x dx
int f(x) dx
∑
a
n
sum a_n
a≤b
a <= b
∞
infinity
a×b
a times b
x⋅y
x cdot y
Greek characters
Greek characters (
 ,  ,  , 
, etc) are common in mathematical
formulas. These characters are not available in the Formula Elements
window or on the right-click menu. Fortunately, the markup for Greek
characters is simple: Type a % sign followed the name of the character,
in English.
• To write a lowercase character, type the name of the character in
lowercase.
• To write an uppercase character, type the name of the character
in uppercase.
See the table below for some examples.
Lowercase Uppercase
%alpha
 
%ALPHA
 A
%beta
 
%BETA
 B
%gamma
 
%GAMMA
 
%psi
 
%PSI
 
%phi
 
%PHI
 
%theta
 
%THETA
 
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