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$\blacktriangleright$ To change from text to mathematics

Click the Math/Text buttonitbpF22.4375pt22.4375pt2pttext.wmfon the Math toolbarMath_toolbar.tex.
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Press the keyboard shortcut for the Math/Text toggleMath_text.tex.
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From the Insert menu, choose Math.

If you enter mathematics with the Insert menu commands or the buttons, the program automatically toggles to mathematics. You can customizeCustomizing.tex the program to toggle between text and mathematics several other ways.

When the Math/Text button on the Math toolbar appears as $\FRAME$ itbpF.3125pt20.8125pt2ptmath.wmf, the insertion pointGlossary.tex#insertion point is in mathematics, and the software behaves as follows:

Interprets anything you type as mathematics.
Italicizes alphabetic characters.
Recognizes math namesMath_names.tex and displays them according to the defaults established in User SetupUser_setup.tex.
Displays numbers upright.
Formats mathematics according to internationally recognized standards.
Automatically inserts space around operators such as + and relations such as =.
Uses the spacebar to advance the insertion point to the next object, not to insert spaces.