Understanding Scientific Notebook Selections

When you place the insertion point in a mathematical expression and choose an operation from the Maple menu, the mathematics that Scientific Notebook automatically selects depends primarily on the operation you choose. It also depends on the location of the mathematics, such as in-line, in a matrix, or in a display. The following two possibilities occur for mathematical objects that are typed in-line.

• Scientific Notebook selects the entire mathematical object, such as an equation or inequality.

• Scientific Notebook selects that part of the mathematics containing the insertion point that is enclosed between a combination of text and the class of symbols—such as =, <, or ≤—known as binary relations.

Click itbpF0.3009in0.3009in0.0701inbinrels.wmf on the symbol panel to see the full panel of binary relations. The following examples illustrate situations where these two types of selections occur.

• Operations that Select an Expression
• Operations that Select an Equation or Inequality
• Selections Inside Displays and Matrices