OpenOffice.org Math
Encyclopedia
OpenOffice.org Math is a tool for creating and editing mathematical notation
, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor and is part of the OpenOffice.org
office suite
. The created formulae can then be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. It supports multiple font
s and can export to PDF
.
Released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
, Math is free software
.
Mathematical notation
Mathematical notation is a system of symbolic representations of mathematical objects and ideas. Mathematical notations are used in mathematics, the physical sciences, engineering, and economics...
, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor and is part of the OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org, commonly known as OOo or OpenOffice, is an open-source application suite whose main components are for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and databases. OpenOffice is available for a number of different computer operating systems, is distributed as free software...
office suite
Office suite
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. The created formulae can then be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. It supports multiple font
Font
In typography, a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface...
s and can export to PDF
Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
.
Released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU Lesser General Public License or LGPL is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation . It was designed as a compromise between the strong-copyleft GNU General Public License or GPL and permissive licenses such as the BSD licenses and the MIT License...
, Math is free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
.
See also
- Comparison of office suites
- MathMagicMathMagicMathMagic is a mathematical WYSIWYG equation editor, available for Windows and Mac OS X since its first debut in 1998. MathMagic is known for its DTP quality equations and widely used by Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress users...
Stand-alone WYSIWYG equation editor.
External links
- Product information page from the OpenOffice.org website
- Official FAQ from the OpenOffice.org website
- Formula Reference and How-to from the official How-to documentation - includes lots of examples of how to use OOMath
Related Projects
- Dmaths is a Math enhancement package for OpenOffice.org licensed under GPL.
- OOoLateX is a set of OpenOffice.org macros designed to integrate LaTeX equations (OOoForum discussion)