Equations
Equations pop-up menu
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Keyboard Shortcut |
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New Small Equation |
Esc m s |
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New Medium Equation |
Esc m m |
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New Large Equation |
Esc m l (lowercase L) |
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Shrink-Wrap Equation |
Esc m p |
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Unwrap Equation |
Esc m e |
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Equation Sizes |
Esc p e |
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Equation Fonts |
Esc m f |
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Insert Math Element |
Esc m i |
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Add Definition to Catalog |
Esc m c |
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Update Definition |
Esc m Shift+u |
Symbols page
Greek letters
Press Return to end the backslash sequence shown in the third column.
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Element |
Keyboard shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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Control+Alt+a |
\alpha |
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Control+Alt+b |
\beta |
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Control+Alt+Shift+g |
\Gamma |
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Control+Alt+g |
\gamma |
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Control+Alt+Shift+d |
\Delta |
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Control+Alt+d |
\delta |
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Control+Alt+e |
\epsilon |
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Control+Alt+z |
\zeta |
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Control+Alt+h |
\eta |
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Control+Alt+Shift+q |
\Theta |
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Control+Alt+q |
\theta |
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Control+Alt+Shift+j |
\vartheta |
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Control+Alt+i |
\iota |
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Control+Alt+k |
\kappa |
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Control+Alt+Shift+l (L) |
\Lambda |
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Control+Alt+l |
\lambda (lowercase L) |
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Control+Alt+m |
\mu |
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Control+Alt+n |
\nu |
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Control+Alt+Shift+x |
\Xi |
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Control+Alt+x |
\\x |
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Control+Alt+Shift+p |
\Pi |
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Control+Alt+p |
\pi |
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Control+Alt+r |
\rho |
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Control+Alt+Shift+s |
\Sigma |
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Control+Alt+s |
\sigma |
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Control+Alt+Shift+e |
\varsigma |
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Control+Alt+t |
\tau |
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Control+Alt+Shift+u |
\Upsilon |
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Control+Alt+u |
\upsilon |
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Control+Alt+Shift+f |
\Phi |
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Control+Alt+f |
\phi |
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Control+Alt+j |
\varphi |
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Control+Alt+c |
\chi |
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Control+Alt+Shift+y |
\Psi |
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Control+Alt+y |
\psi |
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Control+Alt+Shift+o |
\Omega |
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Control+Alt+o |
\omega |
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Control+Alt+Shift+i |
\varpi |
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Control+Alt+7 |
\cpartial |
Other special symbols
Press Return to end the backslash sequence shown in the third column.
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Element |
Keyboard shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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Control+Alt+1 |
\infty |
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Control+Alt+2 |
\bot |
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... |
Control+g period |
\ldots |
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Control+Alt+3 |
\aleph |
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Control+Alt+4 |
\Im |
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Control+m $ |
\Re |
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Control+Alt+5 |
\wp |
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Control+Alt+0 |
\emptyset |
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Control+Alt+6 |
\nabla |
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° |
Control+m ) |
\degree |
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‘ |
Control+Alt+` |
\prime |
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“ |
Control+m " |
\pprime |
Strings
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Keyboard shortcut |
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Start String |
' or " |
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End String |
Return |
Diacritical marks
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Keyboard shortcut |
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` (grave) |
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~ (tilde) |
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Control+g hyphen |
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Control+Alt+Shift+v |
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Control+g ^ |
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period |
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Control+g ~ (tilde) |
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Control+g _ (underline) |
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Control+g right arrow |
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Control+g @ |
Operators page
Press Return to end the backslash sequence shown in the third column.
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Element or command |
Keyboard shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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+ |
plus |
\plus |
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minus (after an operand) |
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?x? |
Control+m * (asterisk) |
\cross |
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Control+m period |
\cdot |
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Control+8 |
\bullet |
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Toggle Format |
Control+Shift+t, Esc m T |
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Control+Alt+/ |
\fract |
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Control+m / |
\div |
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/ |
\over |
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?=? |
= |
\equal |
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Control+g = |
\uequal |
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Control+j |
\jotdot |
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?,? |
comma |
\comma |
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<Use the Backslash sequence> |
\otimes |
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<Use the Backslash sequence> |
\oplus |
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<Use the Backslash sequence> |
\wedge |
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<Use the Backslash sequence> |
\vee |
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Control+m i |
\cap |
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Control+m u |
\cup |
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Control+m comma |
\ucomma |
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\semicolon |
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Control+m n |
\neg |
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- |
Control+hyphen |
\minus |
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Control+m 1 |
\mp |
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Control+q 1 |
\pm |
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<Use the Backslash sequence> |
\grad |
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Control+q Shift+q (and add operand) |
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Control+m Control+d |
\change |
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Control+m x |
\box |
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Control+m o |
\boxdot |
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Control+m 2 |
\box2 |
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Control+m a |
\forall |
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Control+m e |
\exist |
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Control+m t |
\therefore |
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Control+a, Esc m v l |
\atop (lowercase L) |
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Control+m ; (semicolon), |
\list Esc m h l (lowercase L) |
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* (asterisk) |
\times |
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Control+g | (bar) |
\abs |
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Esc m ^ |
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Esc m Control+Shift - (hyphen) |
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Control+m Control+^ |
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Control+m Control+ Shift - (hyphen) |
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Control+r |
\sqrt |
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Control+r (and add operand) |
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Control+Shift+e |
\sn |
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\power |
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Control+m d |
\dagger |
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\fact |
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Control+m s |
\ast |
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Control+q Shift+p |
\angle |
Large page
Press Return to end the backslash sequence shown in the third column.
Use these shortcuts to type each element on the Large page with only one operand. Then use Add Operand and Toggle Format as needed.
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Element or command |
Keyboard shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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Control+Shift+s |
\sum |
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Control+Shift+p |
\prod |
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Control+i |
\int |
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\oint |
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Control+m Shift+i |
\bigcap |
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Control+m Shift+u |
\bigcup |
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Add Operand |
Control+Shift+n, Esc m n |
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Toggle Format |
Control+Shift+, Esc m Shift+t |
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Delimiters page
Press Return to end the backslash sequence shown in the third column.
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Element or command |
Shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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( ? ) |
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\id |
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[ ? ] |
[ (left bracket) |
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? } |
{ (left brace) |
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? | |
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\substitution |
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< ? > |
Control+m < |
\dangle |
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Control+g | (bar) |
\abs |
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( ? |
Control+m ( |
\lparen |
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[ ? |
Control+m [ (left bracket) |
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{ ? |
Control+m { (left brace) |
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Control+m k |
\ket |
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Control+m | (bar) |
\norm |
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? ) |
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\rparen |
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] (right bracket) |
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? } |
} (right brace) |
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< ? | |
Control+m b |
\bra |
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Control+q i |
\ceil |
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( ?, ? ) |
Control+m Shift+n |
\inprod |
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[ ?, ? ] |
Control+m Shift+c |
\cmut |
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{ ?, ? } |
Control+m Shift+a |
\acmut |
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_ (underline) |
\overline |
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< ? | ?> |
Control+m Shift+b |
\bket |
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Control+q k |
\floor |
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Control+m h |
\choice |
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Control+m Shift+d |
\downbrace |
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Control+m Shift+p |
\upbrace |
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Toggle Format |
Control+Shift+t, Esc m T |
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Remove Parentheses |
Esc m r p |
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Relations page
Press Return to end the backslash sequence shown in the third column.
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Element |
Shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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? < ? |
< |
\lessthan |
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? > ? |
> |
\greaterthan |
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? = ? |
= |
\equal |
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? ~ ? |
Control+m ~ (tilde) |
\sim |
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Control+q Shift+l (L) |
\subset |
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Control+q Shift+i |
\supset |
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Control+q comma |
\leftarrow |
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Control+q period |
\rightarrow |
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Control+q plus |
\lrarrow |
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Control+m r |
\perp |
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Control+g < |
\leq |
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Control+g > |
\geq |
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Control+q : (colon) |
\equiv |
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Control+q ; (semicolon) |
\approx |
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Control+q Shift+j |
\subseteq |
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Control+q Shift+m |
\supseteq |
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Control+q \ |
\Leftarrow |
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Control+q ^ |
\Rightarrow |
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Control+q [ (left bracket) |
\LRarrow |
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Control+m p |
\parallel |
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Control+q l (lowercase L) |
\ll |
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Control+q g |
\gg |
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Control+q = |
\notequal |
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@ |
\cong |
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Control+q Shift+n |
\in |
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Control+' |
\ni |
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Control+q Shift+o |
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= ? |
Control+g = |
\uequal |
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Control+q Shift+k |
\notsubset |
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Control+q 5 |
\propto |
Calculus page
Press Return to end the backslash sequence shown in the third column.
Use these shortcuts to type each element on the Large page with only one operand. Then use Add Operand and Toggle Format as needed.
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Element or command |
Shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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Control+i |
\int |
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Control+Shift+i |
\oint |
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Add Operand |
Control+Shift+n, Esc m n |
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Toggle Format |
Control+Shift+t, Esc m T |
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Control+g t |
\optotal |
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Control+g Shift+t |
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Control+g p |
\oppartial |
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Control+g Shift+p |
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Control+g t (and add operand) |
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Control+g Shift+t (and add operand)
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Control+g p (and add operand)
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Control+g Shift+p (and add operand)
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Control+Alt+d |
\var |
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Control+q Shift+q |
\grad |
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Control+d |
\diff |
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Control+m c |
\curl |
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Control+Shift+d |
\partial |
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Control+m v |
\diver |
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Control+Shift+l (L)
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\lim |
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Control+m l (lowercase L) |
\lap |
Matrices page
To insert a matrix of any size, first insert a 1 by 1 matrix. Then add rows and columns one at a time.
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Command |
Shortcut |
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Add/Remove Brackets |
Control+Shift+t |
Matrix commands pop-up menu
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Command |
Shortcut |
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Create 1 x 1 Matrix |
Esc x m |
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Add Row |
Esc x r |
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Add Column |
Esc x c, Control+Shift+c |
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Matrix Transpose |
Esc x t |
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Matrix Algebra |
Esc x a |
Matrix row height pop-up menu
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Command |
Shortcut |
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Toggle fixed/proportional |
Esc m t r |
Matrix column width pop-up menu
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Command |
Shortcut |
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Toggle fixed/proportional |
Esc m t c |
Functions page
To insert each function (except the general function and limit) from the keyboard, type its name as shown.
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Element |
Shortcut |
Backslash sequence |
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? ( ? ) |
Control+f |
\function |
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Control+Shift+l (L) |
\lim |
Addition pop-up menu
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Command |
Shortcut |
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Add Fractions |
Esc m a a |
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Order Sum |
Esc m a o |
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Order Sum Reverse |
Esc m a Shift+o |
Multiplication pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Factor |
Esc m u f |
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Factor Some |
Esc m u Shift+f |
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Multiply Out |
Esc m u m |
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Multiply Out Once |
Esc m u Shift+m |
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Distribute |
Esc m u d |
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Distribute Over Equality |
Esc m u Shift+d |
Division pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Long Division |
Esc m d l (lowercase L) |
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Remove Division |
Esc m d d |
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Remove Division 1 Level |
Esc m d Shift+d |
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Remove Negative Powers |
Esc m d n |
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Remove Negative Powers 1 Level |
Esc m d Shift+n |
Evaluation pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Number Crunch |
Esc m v n |
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Show All Digits |
Esc m v period |
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Evaluate |
Esc m v e |
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Evaluate Substitution |
Esc m v s |
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Evaluate Integrals |
Esc m v i |
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Evaluate Derivatives |
Esc m v d |
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Evaluate Derivatives 1 Level |
Esc m v Shift+d |
Rules pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Enter Rule |
Esc m r e |
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Apply Rule |
Esc m r a |
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Designate Dummy |
Esc m r d |
Other rewrites pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Simplify |
Esc m o s |
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Simplify Some |
Esc m o Shift+s |
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Isolate Term |
Esc m o i |
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Expand First Term |
Esc m o e |
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Expand All Terms |
Esc m o Shift+e |
Positioning pages
Micropositioning
The number of points shown in the following table is based on a zoom setting of 100 percent.
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Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Move up 1 point |
Alt+up arrow |
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Move down 1 point |
Alt+Down Arrow |
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Move left 1 point |
Alt+left arrow |
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Move right 1 point |
Alt+right arrow |
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Move up 6 points |
Alt+Shift+up arrow |
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Move down 6 points |
Alt+Shift+Down Arrow |
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Move left 6 points |
Alt+Shift+left arrow |
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Move right 6 points |
Alt+Shift+right arrow |
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Remove micropositioning |
Alt+Home |
Left/right (alignment) pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Left |
Esc m a l (lowercase L) |
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Center |
Esc m a c |
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Right |
Esc m a r |
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Left of = |
Esc m a plus |
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Right of = |
Esc m a = |
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Set Manual |
Esc m a s |
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Clear Manual |
Esc m a d |
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Reset Alignment |
Esc m a Shift+r |
Up/down (alignment) pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Top |
Esc m a t |
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Baseline |
Esc m a Shift+b |
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Bottom |
Esc m a b |
Line breaking pop-up menu
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Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Set Manual |
Esc m b s |
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Clear Manual |
Esc m b c |
Navigating in an equation
Moving the insertion point
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Move |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Left |
left arrow |
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Right |
Right arrow |
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From beside a fraction to the numerator |
Down Arrow |
Changing the selection
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Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Select next prompt |
Tab |
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Increase scope of selection |
space |
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Select next element to the left |
left arrow |
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Select next element to the right |
Right arrow |
Moving math elements while retaining algebraic equivalency
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Move |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Left |
Shift+left arrow |
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Right |
Shift+right arrow |
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Up |
Shift+up arrow |
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Down |
Shift+Down Arrow |
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To far left |
Control+Alt+left arrow |
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To far right |
Control+Alt+right arrow |
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Left into expression |
Control+Shift+left arrow |
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Right into expression |
Control+Shift+right arrow |
Moving math elements without retaining algebraic equivalency
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Swap |
Keyboard shortcut |
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With element on left |
Control+m Control+left arrow |
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With element on right |
Control+m Control+right arrow |