Creating Mathematical Formulas With Math - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

4.3.2 Creating and Inserting Graphics
Procedure 4.1 Creating a Graphic
1 Press Alt + F2 and enter oodraw to open OpenOffice.org Draw.
2 Use the toolbar at the bottom of the window to create a graphic.
3 Save the graphic.
To embedd an existing Draw graphic into an OpenOffice.org document, select Insert
> Object > OLE Object. Select Create from file and click Search to navigate to the
Draw file to insert. If you insert a file as OLE object, you can easily edit the object later
by double-clicking it.
Procedure 4.2 Opening Draw From Other OpenOffice.org Modules
One particularly useful feature of Draw is the ability to open it from other OpenOf-
fice.org modules so you can create a drawing that is automatically imported into your
document.
1 From an OpenOffice.org module (for example, from Writer), click Insert > Object
> OLE Object > OpenOffice.org 3.x Drawing > OK.
This opens Draw.
2 Create your drawing.
3 Click in your document, outside the Draw frame.
The drawing is automatically inserted into your document.
4.4 Creating Mathematical Formulas
with Math
It is usually difficult to include complex mathematical formulas in your documents.
The OpenOffice.org Math equation editor lets you create formulas using operators,
functions, and formatting assistants. You can then save those formulas as objects that
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