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Publicon^® (2004)

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Documentation Publicon Reference Keyboard Shortcuts Entering 2D Expressions Examples

To get a radical, press the CONTROL key and the 2 key (or the @ key) at the same time.

Type the radicand inside the placeholder (which is already selected).

Press the CONTROL key and the 5 key (or the % key) at the same time.

Type the index.

Move out of the radical and down to the baseline by pressing the Control key and the Space bar at the same time.

First, repeat the steps of the example for .

Press @, type x, press %, type n, press

Type the second radical in the same way as the first.

Press @, type y, press %, type n, press

Press the CONTROL key and the @ key at the same time to get a radical sign.

Type the expression in the placeholder (which is already selected). Press the CONTROL key and the % key at the same time to create an index.

Type x y, press %

Type the index in the placeholder (which is already selected). Move out of the radical and down to the baseline by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.

Another way to type

Start by typing the expression that will be inside the square root.

Select the expression. (You can select the expression by dragging it, by pressing the CONTROL key and the DOT key at the same time repeatedly, or by clicking it repeatedly.)

Press the CONTROL key and the @ key at the same time to put a radical around the selection. Get out of the radical by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.