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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150298" xml-lang="en-US">You can control $[officename] Math without a mouse.</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3150343" xml-lang="en-US">Inserting a Formula Directly</h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154659" xml-lang="en-US">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">Write the formula into your text</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150213" xml-lang="en-US">Choose the command <menuitem>Insert - OLE Object - Formula Object</menuitem>.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3154767" xml-lang="en-US">Inserting a Formula using a Window</h2>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149875" xml-lang="en-US">If you want to use the $[officename] Math interface to edit a formula, choose the command <menuitem>Insert - OLE Object - Formula Object</menuitem> without any text selected.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150391" xml-lang="en-US">The cursor waits in the Commands window and you can type the formula.</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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