Math Guide

Greek characters
Greek characters (
 ,  ,  , 
, etc) are common in mathematical
formulas. These characters are not available in the Elements window
or 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.
A complete table of Greek characters is provided on page 28. See the
table below for some examples.
Lowercase Uppercase
%alpha
 
%ALPHA
 A
%beta
 
%BETA
 B
%gamma
 
%GAMMA
 
%psi
 
%PSI
 
%phi
 
%PHI
 
%theta
 
%THETA
 
Another way to enter Greek characters is by using the Symbols catalog
window. Choose Tools > Catalog. This window is shown in Figure 7.
Under Symbol set, select Greek and double-click on a Greek letter
from the list. The markup name of the character is shown below the list
window.
Figure 7: Symbols catalog, used for entering Greek characters
and some special symbols
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