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