Insert, add, or edit a horizontal or vertical list of expressions

An equation object usually contains one equation or expression. You can set up a horizontal or vertical list in which several expressions are contained in the same object. When you select a list, all the expressions in the list are selected as one object.

Figure 1. (A) Horizontal list (B) Vertical list aligned on equal signs
Horizontal and vertical listaligned on equal signs

FrameMaker aligns the expressions in the list automatically. When you move the list, all the expressions maintain their relative positions.

  1. Select the expression you want to be the first item in the list or to add to a list.

  2. On the Operators page of the Equations panel, click the horizontal list element Horizontallist element or vertical list element Verticallist element. To add a math element, type the elements or click items on the Equations panel. A horizontal or vertical list appears. The selected expression appears as the first item in the list. A second item appears in the list as a question mark prompt.

    Before clicking

    After clicking

    An empty equationbefore clicking the horizontal list

    After clickingthe horizontal list

    Selectingan expression before clicking the vertical list

    Result afterclicking the vertical list with selected expression

    Selectingpart of an expression before clicking the vertical list

    Result afterclicking the vertical list with a part selected in the expression

In the first example, a horizontal list is inserted. In the second example, a vertical list is inserted, and the selected expression becomes the first item in the list. In the last example, a vertical list is inserted as part of a larger expression.