Insert operators

The Operators page on the Equations panel contains commonly used operators, roots, powers, signs, subscripts, superscripts, and logic symbols.

If an expression is selected when you insert the operator, the expression becomes the first operand. The following examples show the result of clicking the plus sign Plus sign or the division operator Devide sign on the Operators page.

Before clicking

After clicking

Before clicking plus sign when nothing is selected in an expression

Result after clicking plus sign when nothing is selected in an expression

Before clicking plus sign where a part of the expression is selected

Result after clicking plus sign where a part of the expression is selected

Before clicking division operator where a part of the expression is selected

Result after clicking division operator where a part of the expression is selected

You can represent the division operator as a slash (/), a horizontal bar Minus sign, or a division sign Devision sign.

FrameMaker can evaluate exponents mathematically, but not superscripts.

Figure 1. (A) Superscript (B) Exponent
Example equation with superscript and exponent in FrameMaker