LibreOffice-Suite-Math-6.3/C2/Introduction-to-LibreOffice-Math/English
Title: Introduction to Libreoffice Math
Keywords: Libreoffice Math, system requirements, Prerequisites, Ubuntu Linux OS, Windows OS, Formula Editor, Elements dock, markup language, video tutorial.
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Title Slide | Welcome to thisis Spoken tutorial on Introduction to LibreOffice Math. |
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Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn about:
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Learning Objectives |
We will also learn to:
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What is LibreOffice Math? |
What is LibreOffice Math?
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What is LibreOffice Math? |
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OS and Versions |
LibreOffice Math can run on any of the following operating systems:
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System Requirements |
This tutorial is recorded using,
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LibreOffice Installation |
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Narration only | Let us learn how to open the LibreOffice Math. |
Click on Show Applications >> search bar type ‘Math’ >> Click on LibreOffice Math icon. | In Ubuntu Linux OS, click the Show Applications icon at the bottom left corner.
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Click on Start menu >> search bar type Math >> Click on LibreOffice Math icon | In Windows OS, click on the Start Menu icon located at the bottom left corner.
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Point to the open window | Math document opens up with Untitled 1 document.
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Click on Show Applications>>search bar type ‘Writer’ >> Click on LibreOffice Writer icon. | Now, let us learn to call Math from the Writer document.
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Click on the Insert menu.
Select Formula from the submenu.
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Click on the Insert menu on the menu bar.
From the submenu select the Formula option. Math interface opens. |
Click outside the gray box.
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In the preview area, if we click outside the gray box, the Math window disappears.
To make it visible again, double click on the gray box in the Writer window. |
Click on close (x)
In the Save Document? dialog box click on the Don't Save button. |
Let us close the Writer document without saving.
In the Save Document? dialog box click on the Don't Save button. |
Cursor in the Math interface. | Let us now first familiarize ourselves with the LibreOffice Math window. |
Point to the three areas in the window. | In the Math window we can see three areas. |
Point to the first area on the top of the window. | The first is the preview area on the top.
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Go to the bottom of the window >> point to the second area. | The second is the Formula Editor area at the bottom.
Here we type the mathematical formulae in a special markup language. |
Go to the right of the window >> point to the third area.
Click on the View menu >> Elements. |
Third is the Elements dock on the left.
This dock provides us with a range of mathematical symbols and expressions.
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Go to the top of the Elements window >> Point to drop-down named Category Selector.
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On the top of the Elements window, there is a drop-down named Element categories.
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Point to drop-down >> Unary or Binary Operators.
Point to the respective symbols. |
By default Unary or Binary Operators option is selected in the Element categories.
Below the drop-down, we see basic mathematical operators.
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Cursor in the interface. | Let’s now write a simple multiplication formula.
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Click on the symbol ‘❒ x ❒’
Go to the Formula editor window-> Point to two ‘<?>’ and then ‘times’ .
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Let us click on the symbol squarebox into squarebox denoting multiplication.
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Go to Formula editor window >> double click on first ‘<?>’ >> type 4.
Point to the preview area. 4X3 |
In the Formula editor, first placeholder is selected.
Type 4 in this placeholder. Then double click on the second placeholder and type 3. The preview area shows 4 times 3. |
Point to the formula. | Next let us complete the formula by adding = 12 to it. |
Go to the Element window >> click on the drop-down -> select Relations.
Point to symbols below drop-down. |
In the Elements dock, click the Element categories, drop-down and select Relations.
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Click on the symbol ‘❒ = ❒’
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Click the first symbol squarebox equal squarebox denoting Is Equal. |
Go to the Formula editor window >> delete first ‘<?>’ >> double click on second ‘<?>’ >> type 12.
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In the Formula editor window, delete the first placeholder.
In the second placeholder, type 12.
‘4 times 3 equals 12’. |
Cursor in the interface. | Now, let’s learn how to write a formula in different ways. |
Point to the symbols in the Elements dock. | We already know how to use the symbols in the Elements dock. |
Cursor in the Formula editor. | The second method is to use the context menu in the Formula Editor window. |
Right click on the Formula editor window >> Point to the categories in the context menu
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Right click in the Formula editor to see the context menu.
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Only narration | Third method is to directly write the formulae in the Formula Editor window.
We will use markup language that Math understands. |
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We already saw one simple example of markup language.
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Point to the formula editor.
Select the formula and press the Delete key on the Keyboard
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Let us delete the formula from the formula editor.
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Type ‘4 over 4 equals 1’ | Now let’s write the markup language for 4 divided by 4 equals 1,
In the Formula editor type ‘4 over 4 equals 1’. |
Point to ‘4 over 4 equals 1’. | We will learn more about the markup language in the upcoming tutorials. |
Click on File and Select Save.
Type file name as firstmath |
Let us now save the file.
Click on File and select Save.
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Narration only: | With this we have come to the end of this spoken tutorial.
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Summary |
In this tutorial, we have learnt about:
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Assignment |
Here is an assignment for you:* Write the following formulae in the Formula Editor
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About Spoken Tutorial Project |
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Spoken tutorial workshops |
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Answers for THIS Spoken Tutorial |
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Forum for specific Questions |
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Acknowledgement |
Spoken Tutorial project is funded by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. |
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Acknowledgement to DesiCrew |
This tutorial was originally contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in 2011
This is Madhuri Ganapathi along with the Spoken Tutorial team from IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for watching. |