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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149018"><bookmark_value>accessibility; $[officename] Math shortcuts</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150298" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="1">You can control $[officename] Math without a mouse.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150343" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="2">Inserting a Formula Directly</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154659" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">If you want to insert a formula into a text document, and you already know the correct writing, you can proceed as follows:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153818" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Write the formula into your text</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150213" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Choose the command <emph>Insert - Object - Formula</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149875" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">If you want to use the $[officename] Math interface to edit a formula, choose the command <emph>Insert - Object - Formula</emph> without any text selected.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150537" xml-lang="en-US">You can compose formulas using the Elements pane. Open it with the menu <emph>View - Elements</emph> if it is not already open.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155625" xml-lang="en-US">If the Elements pane is open, use F6 to switch from the Commands window to the Elements pane and back.</paragraph>
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