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<sect1 id="formulas">
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<sect1info>
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<authorgroup>
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<author
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><firstname
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>Mike</firstname
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> <surname
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>McBride</surname
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> </author>
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<othercredit role="translator"
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><firstname
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>Andrew</firstname
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><surname
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>Coles</surname
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><affiliation
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><address
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><email
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>andrew_coles@yahoo.co.uk</email
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></address
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></affiliation
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><contrib
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>Conversion to British English</contrib
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></othercredit
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>
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</authorgroup>
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</sect1info>
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<title
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>Formulas</title>
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<indexterm
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><primary
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>formulas</primary
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></indexterm>
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<para
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>&kword; has the ability to directly create formulas using the formula editor common to all &koffice; applications.</para>
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<note
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><para
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>This is a formula editor for creating graphical versions of formulas. &kword; does not currently have any ability to solve mathematical equations.</para
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></note>
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<sect2 id="formulas-add"
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><title
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>Add a formula</title>
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<para
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>There are three ways to insert a formula into a document:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>By selecting <menuchoice
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> <guimenu
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>Insert</guimenu
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><guimenuitem
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>Formula</guimenuitem
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></menuchoice
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> from the menubar</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>Using the keyboard shortcut: <keycap
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>F4</keycap
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></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>or by clicking <inlinemediaobject
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><imageobject
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><imagedata fileref="part-kformula.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject
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></inlinemediaobject
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> on the toolbar.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para
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>&kword; creates a formula frame at the current cursor location.</para>
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<note
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><para
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>Formula frames behave differently than most other frames in &kword;: </para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem
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><para
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><emphasis
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>All</emphasis
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> formula frames are inserted <glossterm linkend="definlineframe"
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>inline</glossterm
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> by default. This frame can later be converted to a <emphasis
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>framed</emphasis
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> frame later.</para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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>Formula frames expand and contract depending on the resulting size of the formula.</para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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>Formula frames automatically determine where in the line they are lined up.</para
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></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</note>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="formula-move"
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><title
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>Moving a formula</title>
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<para
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>By default, formula frames are created as <glossterm linkend="definlineframe"
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>inline</glossterm
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> frames by default. The formula frame will move with the text as any other inline frame would.</para>
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<para
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>If you want to have more control over where the formula is placed, you can convert it to a framed formula by clicking on the frame surrounding the formula with the &RMB;. A submenu will appear. Simply select <guilabel
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>Inline</guilabel
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> and the formula will now be a freely movable frame. </para>
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<para
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>Once converted to a freely movable frame, you can <link linkend="move-frame"
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>move the frame</link
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> just like any other frame in &kword;.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="formula-delete"
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><title
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>Removing a formula</title>
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<para
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>To delete a formula in &kword;, simply <link linkend="delete-frame"
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>delete the frame</link
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> around it.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="formula-edit"
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><title
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>Editing a formula</title>
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<para
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>Editing a formula is beyond the scope of this documentation. Please see the &kformula; handbook for help with the editing of the formula.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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