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Creates a new KFormula document
Opens a previously saved document
displays a selection of recently saved documents you can open
Saves the document
Saves the document with a name you provide
Prints the document
Shows how the printed document will appear
Provides a dialog box where you can enter your name, e-mail address and a short description about the document
Invokes Kmail so you can e-mail the file. Note: You still have to attach the file to the e-mail
Closes the current document
Quits KFormula
Undoes an action. You can revert to the state that existed before your last change
Undoes an undo. Reverse the action of Undo. This will restore the change you originally made
Cuts a highlighted piece of text from the KFormula screen.
Copies a highlighted piece of text from the KFormula screen.
Pastes the text you selected with Cut or Copy to the KFormula screen.
Highlights all the text in the KFormula screen for either Cut or Copy.
Removes enclosing braces, brackets or absolute value bars. This action takes place on the braces just outside the cursor.
Converts a Latin character to a Greek symbol.
Brings up an editor where you can edit the existing formula.
See the Advanced editing section for details.
Inserts the square root.
Inserts a fraction.
Inserts a pair of brackets, i.e. ( ). You can also just type ( to insert a pair of brackets.
Inserts a fraction.
Inserts the integral sign.
Inserts the summation sign (sigma).
Inserts the product sign.
Inserts a matrix. A dialog box pops up, with the default size being 3x3. You can specify the number of rows and columns in this box.
Inserts a two rowed column vector.
Adds an upper index like so:
Adds a lower index:
See the Definite Integrals and Indices section for details about indices.
Inserts a small space.
Inserts a space that is one and a half times wider.
Inserts a double space.
Inserts a quadruple wide space.
Inserts a column in an existing matrix. The column is inserted where the cursor is at.
Appends a column to an existing matrix. The column is appended on the right.
Removes a column from an existing matrix. Removal occurs where the cursor is positioned.
Inserts a row in an existing matrix. The row is inserted where the cursor is at.
Appends a row to an existing matrix. The row is appended on the bottom.
Removes a row from an existing matrix. Removal occurs where the cursor is positioned.
Allows insertion of various delimiters i.e. (, {, and [.
Allows insertion of various delimiters i.e. ), }, and ].
Inserts the symbol, selected in the symbol toolbar.
Here you can choose how KFormula is configured. You can select the toolbars you want displayed or the type of fonts to be used.
Checking this item determines if the numbers will be displayed in color
Toggles the toolbar that contains clickable icons for new, open and save files. Print and print preview are here also.
Toggles the edit toolbar.Here are clickable icons for cut and paste as well as Undo and Redo.
This toolbar contains all the mathematical elements such as Sum, Integral, Exponent etc..
This toggles the combo box that contains Del, the partial derivative symbol, limit arrows, boolean operators and other mathematical symbols.
This toggles the matrix toolbar. It contains clickable icons that pertain to matrix creation and editing.
The Settings->Configure Shortcuts... allows you to specify key bindings
Below is an example of how to configure a short cut for making a thick space.
Click on the custom button.
Next click on the primary button.
Do CTRL Space and the dialog should disappear. The keybinding is now entered.
Pressing the keys CTRL Space now produces a thick space.
The Settings->Configure Toolbars... Is used to add additional buttons to the toolbars.
To add a button to the File toolbar,
make sure File <KOfficeShell> is displayed in the top combo box.
Click on one of the items in the left hand pane. This item will now have a blue background showing that it has been selected.
Next click on the Right arrow button to place it in the right pane.
Click on Apply and then click on OK
The new Item should be in the toolbar.
The Settings->Configure KFormula... is where the font sizes are selected and additional fonts are installed.
The Formula section allows you to select fonts and font highlight colors.
The Fonts section allows you to install additional fonts. See the Additional Math Fonts section.
Invokes the KDE Help system starting at the KFormula help pages. (this document).
Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within KFormula will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.
Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.
This will display version and author information.
This displays the KDE version and other basic information.
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