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                      Keyboard shortcuts

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                      Note

                      Note 1: Shortcuts shown below and mentioned elsewhere in the documentation are based on a US English QWERTY keyboard. Most of the shortcuts are the same for other keyboards, but in some cases will be different. In all cases, you should be able to refer to MathType 7 Customize Keyboard dialog for the correct shortcut assignments.

                      Note 2: For shortcuts shown here, Shift may or may not be necessary, depending on the shortcut. In cases of alphabetic characters, we'll explicitly show Shift only when it's required. A shortcut of Ctrl+F (for example) does not require Shift , because the convention is to show the Shift key for alphabet characters only when it's required. For other shortcuts, Shift is required if it is normally required to type that character. For example, the shortcut Ctrl+< requires also pressing Shift , because Shift is always required to type a < symbol.

                       

                      Formatting

                      Shortcuts for formatting equation elements (same Windows/Mac, unless noted):

                      • Insert Tab ( Ctrl+Tab )
                      • New Line ( Enter / Return )
                      • Nudge Down ( Ctrl+Down / Command+Down )
                      • Nudge Left ( Ctrl+Left / Command+Left )
                      • Nudge Right ( Ctrl+Right / Command+Right )
                      • Nudge Up ( Ctrl+Up / Command+Up )
                      • Rotate Fence Alignment ( Ctrl+Shift+A / Command+Shift+A )

                      Menu Commands

                      Commands, templates and symbols without default shortcuts are shown in italics. To assign or remove shortcuts see Assigning and Removing Keyboard Shortcuts.

                      MathType Menu (Mac only)

                      Commands appearing on the MathType 7 menu:

                      • About MathType 7
                      • Hide MathType 7 Command+H
                      • Hide Others Option+Command+H
                      • Show All
                      • Quit MathType 7 Command+Q

                      Commands appearing on the Preferences submenu of the MathType 7 menu:

                      • Cut and Copy Preferences…
                      • Web and GIF Preferences…
                      • Functions Recognized…
                      • Workspace Preferences…
                      • Customize Keyboard…
                      • Object Editing Preferences…

                      Commands appearing on the Equation Preferences submenu of the Preferences submenu:

                      • Load from Default Settings…
                      • Load from Preferences for New Equations
                      • Load from File…
                      • Save to Preferences for New Equations
                      • Save to File…

                      File Menu

                      • New Ctrl+N , Mac: Command+N
                      • Open… Ctrl+O , Mac: Command+O
                      • Close Ctrl+F4 , Mac: Command+W
                      • Save Ctrl+S , Mac: Command+S
                      • Save As…
                      • Print… Ctrl+P , Mac: Command+P
                      • Exit (Windows only) Alt+F4

                      Edit Menu

                      • Undo Ctrl+Z , Mac: Command+Z
                      • Redo Ctrl+Y , Mac: Command+Y
                      • Cut Ctrl+X , Mac: Command+X
                      • Copy Ctrl+C , Mac: Command+C
                      • Paste Ctrl+V , Mac: Command+V
                      • Clear
                      • Insert Symbol…
                      • Open Math Input Panel… (Windows only)
                      • Select All Ctrl+A , Mac: Command+A

                      View Menu

                      Commands for items appearing on the View menu:

                      • Show All Ctrl+Shift+Y , Mac: Command+Shift+Y
                      • Show Nesting Ctrl+Shift+N , Mac: Command+Shift+N
                      • Symbol Palettes Ctrl+Alt+K , Mac: Command+Option+K
                      • Template Palettes Ctrl+Alt+T , Mac: Command+Option+T
                      • Small Bar Ctrl+Alt+F , Mac: Command+Option+F
                      • Large Tabbed Bar Ctrl+Alt+L , Mac: Command+Option+L
                      • Small Tabbed Bar Ctrl+Alt+S , Mac: Command+Option+S
                      • Toolbar Ctrl+Alt+B , Mac: Command+Option+B
                      • Ruler Ctrl+Alt+R , Mac: Command+Option+R
                      • View in Wolfram Alpha

                      Commands appearing on the Zoom submenu of the View menu:

                      • 100% Ctrl+1 , Mac: Command+1
                      • 200% Ctrl+2 , Mac: Command+2
                      • 400% Ctrl+4 , Mac: Command+4
                      • 800% Ctrl+8 , Mac: Command+8

                      Other…

                      Format Menu

                      Commands appearing on the Format menu:

                      • Align Left Ctrl+Shift+L , Mac: Command+Shift+L
                      • Align Center Ctrl+Shift+J , Mac: Command+Shift+J
                      • Align Right Ctrl+Shift+R , Mac: Command+Shift+R
                      • Align at = < > …
                      • Align at .
                      • Align at Top
                      • Align at Center
                      • Align at Bottom
                      • Color
                      • Line Spacing…
                      • Matrix
                      • Fence Alignment…
                      • Inline Equation
                      • Reset Nudge
                      • Define Spacing…

                      Commands appearing on the Color submenu of the Format menu:

                      • Other…
                      • Edit Color Menu…

                      Commands appearing on the Matrix submenu of the Format menu:

                      • Add Row Above Ctrl+M , A
                      • Add Row Below Ctrl+M , B
                      • Add Column to Left Ctrl+M , L
                      • Add Column to Right Ctrl+M , R
                      • Delete Row Ctrl+M , D
                      • Delete Column Ctrl+M , Shift+D
                      • Change Matrix Ctrl+M , C , Mac: Ctrl+M , C

                      Style Menu

                      • Math Ctrl , Mac: Command
                      • Text Ctrl+Shift+E , Mac: Command+Shift+E
                      • Function Ctrl+Shift+F , Mac: Command+Shift+F
                      • Variable Ctrl+Shift+V , Mac: Command+Shift+V
                      • Greek-Symbol Ctrl+Shift+G , Mac: Command+Shift+G
                      • Vector-Matrix Ctrl+Shift+B , Mac: Command+Shift+B
                      • User 1 Ctrl+Shift+U , Mac: Command+Shift+U
                      • User 2 Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U , Mac: Command+Option+Shift+U
                      • Other…
                      • Define…

                      Size Menu

                      • Full
                      • Subscript
                      • Sub-Subscript
                      • Symbol
                      • Sub-Symbol
                      • User 1
                      • User 2
                      • Other…
                      • Smaller Ctrl+<, Mac: Command+<
                      • Larger Ctrl+>, Mac: Command+>
                      • Reset Smaller/Larger
                      • Define…

                      Preferences Menu (Windows)

                      Commands appearing on the Preferences menu:

                      • Cut and Copy Preferences
                      • Web and GIF Preferences…
                      • Functions Recognized…
                      • Workspace Preferences…
                      • Customize Keyboard…
                      • Object Editing Preferences…

                      Commands appearing on the Equation Preferences submenu of the Preferences menu:

                      • Load from Default Settings…
                      • Load from Preferences for New Equations
                      • Load from File…
                      • Save to Preferences for New Equations
                      • Save to File…

                      Help Menu

                      Commands appearing on the Help menu:

                      • Table of Contents F1 , Mac: Command+?
                      • MathType 7 Tutorials
                      • MathType 7 on the Web
                      • Unlock/Register MathType 7
                      • About MathType 7

                      Commands appearing on the MathType 7 on the Web submenu of the Help menu:

                      • MathType 7 Home Page…
                      • Online Support…
                      • Send Feedback by Email…
                      • Order MathType 7
                      • Future MathType 7
                      • Check for Latest Version Now…
                      • Show Tips

                      Navigation and Selection

                      Commands for moving around and/or selecting items in the current equation:

                      • Beginning of Slot Home
                      • Delete Left Backspace , Mac: Delete
                      • Delete Right Delete , Mac: Forward Delete
                      • End of Slot End
                      • Move Down Down
                      • Move Down Extend Selection Shift+Down
                      • Move Left Left
                      • Move Left Extend Selection Shift+Left
                      • Move Right Right
                      • Move Right Extend Selection Shift+Right
                      • Move Up Up
                      • Move Up Extend Selection Shift+Up
                      • Next Slot Tab
                      • Previous Slot Shift+Tab
                      • Scroll Down Page Down
                      • Scroll Up Page Up
                      • Select Slot Ctrl+Shift+S or double-click, Mac: Command+Shift+S or double-click
                      • Skip Left Ctrl+Shift+Left , Mac: Command+Shift+Left
                      • Skip Right Ctrl+Shift+Right , Mac: Command+Shift+Right

                      Keyboard Modifiers (one-shots)

                      Shortcuts for specifying the style of the next character typed into the current equation:

                      • Greek-Symbol One-Shot Ctrl+G , Mac: Command+G
                      • Vector-Matrix One-Shot Ctrl+B , Mac: Command+B
                      • User 1 One-Shot Ctrl+U , Mac: Command+U
                      • User 2 One-Shot Ctrl+Alt+U , Mac: Command+Option+U

                      Shortcuts for modifying the method used to insert the next template entered with a keyboard shortcut:

                      • Replace Selected Template One-Shot Ctrl+Q
                      • Use Alternate Template Form One-Shot Ctrl+Shift+O , Mac: Command+Shift+O

                      Toolbar Commands

                      Commands for items appearing on the toolbar:

                      • Dock or Float (Windows only) Ctrl+Alt+D

                      Commands for setting keyboard focus within the toolbar:

                      • Focus to Symbol Palettes F2 or F5 , Mac: Command+F5
                      • Focus to Template Palettes F6 , Mac: Command+F6
                      • Focus to Small Bar F7 , Mac: Command+F7
                      • Focus to Large Tabbed Bar F8 , Mac: Command+F8
                      • Focus to Small Tabbed Bar F9 , Mac: Command+F9

                      Commands for setting keyboard focus within the Tabbed Bars:

                      • Focus to Tab 1 "Algebra" Ctrl+F10 , 1 , Mac: Command+F10 , 1
                      • Focus to Tab 2 "Derivs" Ctrl+F10 , 2 , Mac: Command+F10 , 2
                      • Focus to Tab 3 "Statistics" Ctrl+F10 , 3 , Mac: Command+F10 , 3
                      • Focus to Tab 4 "Matrices" Ctrl+F10 , 4 , Mac: Command+F10 , 4
                      • Focus to Tab 5 "Sets" Ctrl+F10 , 5 , Mac: Command+F10 , 5
                      • Focus to Tab 6 "Trig" Ctrl+F10 , 6 , Mac: Command+F10 , 6
                      • Focus to Tab 7 "Geometry" Ctrl+F10 , 7 , Mac: Command+F10 , 7
                      • Focus to Tab 8 "Tab 8" Ctrl+F10 , 8 , Mac: Command+F10 , 8
                      • Focus to Tab 9 "Tab 9" Ctrl+F10 , 9 , Mac: Command+F10 , 9

                      Window Control

                      Commands for controlling the application's windows:

                      • Minimize
                      • Maximize
                      • Move
                      • Restore
                      • Size

                      Keyboard Shortcuts for Symbols

                      Follow the links to reach detailed information about individual shortcuts.

                      Symbol Palettes

                      Relational symbols

                      Spaces and ellipses Embellishments

                      Operator symbols

                      Arrow symbols

                      Logical symbols

                      Set theory symbols

                      Miscellaneous symbols

                      Greek characters (lowercase)

                      Greek characters (uppercase)

                      Relational Symbols

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Less-than or equal to from Symbol style Ctrl+K , ,

                      Greater-than or equal to from Symbol style Ctrl+K , .

                      Much less-than from Extra Math style

                      Much greater-than from Extra Math style

                      Precedes from Extra Math style

                        Succeeds from Extra Math style

                      Normal subgroup of from Extra Math style

                      Contains as normal subgroup from Extra Math style

                      Tilde operator from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , Alt+~

                      Almost equal to from Symbol style Ctrl+K , ~

                      Asymptotically equal to from Extra Math style

                      Approximately equal to from Symbol style

                      Not equal to from Symbol style Ctrl+K , +

                      Identical to from Symbol style Ctrl+K , =

                      Delta equal to from Extra Math style

                      Estimates from Extra Math style

                      Approaches the limit from Extra Math style

                      Proportional to from Symbol style Ctrl+K , P

                      Spaces and Ellipses

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Alignment mark Ctrl ;

                      Zero-width space Shift Space

                      1-point space Ctrl Alt Space or Ctrl K , 1

                      Thin space (1/6 EM) Ctrl Space or Ctrl K , 2

                      Thick space (1/3 EM) Ctrl+Shift Space or Ctrl K , 3

                      EM space Ctrl K , 4

                      Horizontal ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl . , _

                      Math-axis ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl . , -

                      Vertical ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl . , |

                      Up right diagonal ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl . , /

                      Down right diagonal ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl . , \

                      Embellishments

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Remove all embellishments

                      Prime Ctrl Alt '

                      Double prime Ctrl "

                      Triple prime Ctrl+6 , Alt '

                      Back prime Ctrl+6 , `

                      Not Ctrl+6 , N

                      Strike-through Ctrl+6 , Alt -

                      Cross-out Ctrl+6 , X

                      Slash (up) Ctrl+6 , /

                      Slash (down) Ctrl+6 , \

                      Single dot Ctrl Alt .

                      Double dot Ctrl+6 , 2

                      Triple dot Ctrl+6 , 3

                      Quad dot Ctrl+6 , 4

                      Under single dot Ctrl+6 , !

                      Under double dot Ctrl+6 , @

                      Under triple dot Ctrl+6 , #

                      Under quad dot Ctrl+6 , $

                      Over-bar Ctrl _

                      Tilde Ctrl+6 , ~

                      Arc (frown) Ctrl+6 , 9

                      Arc (smile) Ctrl+6 , 0

                      Hat Ctrl+6 , 6

                      Under bar Ctrl+6 , _

                      Under tilde

                      Under arc (frown) Ctrl+6 , (

                      Under arc (smile) Ctrl+6 , )

                      Right arrow Ctrl Alt%% -%%

                      Left arrow Ctrl+6 , Left

                      Double-headed arrow Ctrl+6 , Up

                      Right harpoon Ctrl+6 , Alt+Right

                      Left harpoon Ctrl+6 , Alt+Left

                      Under right arrow Ctrl+6 , Shift+Right

                      Under left arrow Ctrl+6 , Shift+Left

                      Under double-headed arrow Ctrl+6 , Shift+Up

                      Under right harpoon Ctrl+6 , Alt+Shift+Right

                      Under left harpoon Ctrl+6 , Alt+Shift+Left

                      Operator Symbols

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Plus-minus sign from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , =

                      Minus-plus sign from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , +

                      Multiplication sign from Symbol style Ctrl+K , T

                      Asterisk operator from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , *

                      Division sign from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , /

                      Circled plus from Symbol style

                      Circled times from Symbol style

                      Circled dot operator from Extra Math style

                      Dot operator from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , .

                      Medium dot operator (free radical) from Extra Math style

                      Bullet from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , 8

                      Composition from Extra Math style

                      Left-pointing angle bracket from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , <

                      Right-pointing angle bracket from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , >

                      Left white square bracket from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , [

                      Right white square bracket from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , ]

                      Arrow Symbols

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Left right arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Alt+Left

                      Rightwards arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Right

                      Leftwards arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Left

                      Up down arrow from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , Alt+Up

                      Upwards arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Up

                      Downwards arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Down

                      Left right double arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Alt+Shift+Left

                      Rightwards double arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+Right

                      Leftwards double arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+Left

                      Up down double arrow from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , Alt+Shift+Up

                      Upwards double arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+Up

                      Downwards double arrow from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+Down

                      Double arrow northeast southwest from Extra Math style

                      North east arrow from Extra Math style

                      South west arrow from Extra Math style

                       Double arrow northwest southeast from Extra Math style

                      South east arrow from Extra Math style

                      North west arrow from Extra Math style

                      Rightwards arrow over leftwards arrow from Extra Math style

                      Arrow rightwards over small arrow leftwards from Extra Math style

                      Small arrow rightwards over arrow leftwards from Extra Math style

                      Right harpoon over left harpoon from Extra Math style

                      Harpoon right over small harpoon left from Extra Math style

                      Small harpoon right over harpoon left from Extra Math style

                      Rightwards arrow from bar from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , Tab

                      Downwards arrow with corner leftwards from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Enter

                      Logical Symbols

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                       Therefore from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , T

                      Because or since from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , B

                      Small contains as member from Symbol style

                      There exists from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , E

                      For all from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , A

                      Not sign from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , N

                      Logical and from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , 7

                      Logical or from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , \

                      Set Theory Symbols

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Element of from Symbol style Ctrl+K , E

                      Not an element of from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+E

                      Union from Symbol style Ctrl+K , U

                      Intersection from Symbol style Ctrl+K , X

                      Union from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , Shift+U

                      Intersection from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , Shift+X

                      Subset of from Symbol style Ctrl+K , C

                      Superset of from Symbol style Ctrl+K , S

                      Subset of or equal to from Symbol style

                      Superset of or equal to from Symbol style

                      Not a subset of from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+C

                      Empty set from Symbol style Ctrl+K , O

                      Miscellaneous Symbols

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Partial differential from Symbol style Ctrl+K , D

                      Weierstrass elliptic symbol from Symbol style

                      Fraktur capital I from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+I

                      Fraktur capital R from Symbol style Ctrl+K , Shift+R

                      Alef symbol from Symbol style Ctrl+K , A

                      Blackboard-bold capital R from Extra Math style Ctrl+D , Shift+R

                      Blackboard-bold capital Z from Extra Math style Ctrl+D , Shift+Z

                      Blackboard-bold capital C from Extra Math style Ctrl+D , Shift+C

                      Blackboard-bold capital Q from Extra Math style Ctrl+D , Shift+Q

                      Blackboard-bold capital N from Extra Math style Ctrl+D , Shift+N

                      Infinity from Symbol style Ctrl+K , I

                      Planck constant over two pi from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , H

                      Latin small letter lambda with stroke from Extra Math style Ctrl+K , L

                      Script small L from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , L

                      Dagger from Function style

                      Greek capital letter Delta from Symbol style

                      Gradient (nabla) from Symbol style

                      Greek capital letter Omega from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , O

                      Inverted ohm sign from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , Shift+O

                      Diamond operator from Symbol style

                      N-ary summation from Symbol style

                      N-ary product from Symbol style

                      N-ary coproduct from Extra Math style

                      Integral from Symbol style

                      Degree sign from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , D

                      Angle from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , Shift+A

                      Measured angle from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , Alt+A

                      Spherical angle from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , Alt+Shift+A

                      Perpendicular from Symbol style Ctrl+Shift+K , P

                      Parallel to from Extra Math style Ctrl+Shift+K , |

                      White up-pointing triangle from Extra Math style

                      White square from Extra Math style

                      White rectangle from Extra Math style

                      White parallelogram from Extra Math style

                      White circle from Extra Math style

                      Greek Characters (Lowercase)

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Greek small letter alpha from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , A

                      Greek small letter beta from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , B

                      Greek small letter chi from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , C

                      Greek small letter delta from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , D

                      Greek small letter epsilon from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , E

                      Greek phi symbol from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , F

                      Greek small letter phi from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , J

                      Greek small letter gamma from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , G

                      Greek small letter eta from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , H

                      Greek small letter iota from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , I

                      Greek small letter kappa from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , K

                      Greek small letter lamda from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , L

                      Greek small letter mu from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , M

                      Greek small letter nu from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , N

                      Greek small letter omicron from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , O

                      Greek small letter pi from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , P

                      Greek pi symbol from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , V

                      Greek small letter theta from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Q

                      Greek theta symbol from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+J

                      Greek small letter rho from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , R

                      Greek small letter sigma from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , S

                      Greek small letter final sigma from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+V

                      Greek small letter tau from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , T

                      Greek small letter upsilon from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , U

                      Greek small letter omega from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , W

                      Greek small letter xi from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , X

                      Greek small letter psi from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Y

                      Greek small letter zeta from L.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Z

                      Greek Characters (Uppercase)

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Greek capital letter Alpha from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+A

                      Greek capital letter Beta from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+B

                      Greek capital letter Chi from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+C

                      Greek capital letter Delta from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+D

                      Greek capital letter Epsilon from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+E

                      Greek capital letter Phi from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+F

                      Greek capital letter Gamma from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+G

                      Greek capital letter Eta from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+H

                      Greek capital letter Iota from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+I

                      Greek capital letter Kappa from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+K

                      Greek capital letter Lamda from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+L

                      Greek capital letter Mu from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+M

                      Greek capital letter Nu from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+N

                      Greek capital letter Omicron from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+O

                      Greek capital letter Pi from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+P

                      Greek capital letter Theta from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+Q

                      Greek capital letter Rho from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+R

                      Greek capital letter Sigma from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+S

                      Greek capital letter Tau from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+T

                        Greek upsilon with hook symbol from U.C. Greek style

                      Greek capital letter Omega from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+W

                      Greek capital letter Xi from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+X

                      Greek capital letter Psi from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+Y

                      Greek capital letter Zeta from U.C. Greek style Ctrl+G , Shift+Z

                      Keyboard Shortcuts for Templates

                      Template palettes

                      Fence templates

                      Fraction and radical templates

                      Subscript and superscript templates

                      Summation templates

                      Integral templates

                      Underbar and overbar templates

                      Labeled arrow templates

                      Products and set theory templates

                      Matrix templates

                      Box templates

                      Fence templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Parentheses, or round brackets Ctrl+9

                      Brackets, or square brackets Ctrl+[

                      Braces, or curly brackets Ctrl+{

                      Angle brackets (inner products, etc.) Ctrl+,

                      Single vertical bars (absolute value, determinant, etc.) Ctrl+T , |

                      Double vertical bars (norms)

                      Floor brackets

                      Ceiling brackets

                      Brackets denoting a type of interval

                      Brackets denoting a type of interval

                      Bra-ket (-ket)

                      Bra-ket (bra)

                      Brackets denoting a type of interval

                      Brackets denoting a type of interval

                      Brackets denoting a type of interval

                      Open brackets

                      Left parenthesis

                      Right parenthesis

                      Left bracket Ctrl+T , [

                      Right bracket Ctrl+T , ]

                      Left brace Ctrl+T , {

                      Right brace Ctrl+T , }

                      Left angle bracket Ctrl+T , <

                      Right angle bracket Ctrl+T , >

                      Left vertical bar

                      Right vertical bar

                      Left double bar

                      Right double bar

                      Left open bracket

                      Right open bracket

                      Bra-ket

                      Upper horizontal brace

                      Lower horizontal brace

                      Upper horizontal bracket

                      Lower horizontal bracket

                      Fraction and radical templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Full-size fraction Ctrl+F

                      Reduced-size fraction Ctrl+T , Shift+F

                      Full-size diagonal fraction Ctrl+/

                      Reduced-size diagonal fraction Ctrl+T , ?

                      Slash fraction Ctrl+T , Alt+/ ; Mac: Command+T , Ctrl+/

                      Square root Ctrl+R

                      nth root Ctrl+T , N

                      Long division Ctrl+T , D

                      Long division with quotient Ctrl+T , Shift+D

                      Subscript and superscript templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Superscript Ctrl+H ; Mac: Command+E

                      Subscript Ctrl+L

                      Superscript and subscript Ctrl+J

                      Superscript to left of character

                      Subscript to left of character

                      Subscript and superscript to left of character

                      Over-script Ctrl+T , Shift+L

                      Under-script (limit) Ctrl+T , Alt+L ; Mac: Command+T , Ctrl+L

                      Over-script and under-script Ctrl+T , L

                      Large operator with superscript limit

                      Large operator with subscript limit

                      Large operator with superscript and subscript limits

                      Large operator with over-script limit Ctrl+T , Shift+O

                      Large operator with under-script limit Ctrl+T , Alt+O ; Mac: Command+T , Ctrl+O

                      Large operator with over-script and under-script limits Ctrl+T , O

                      Summation templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Summation with no limits Ctrl+T , Shift+S

                      Summation with underscript limit Ctrl+T , Alt+S ; Mac: Command+T , Ctrl+S

                      Summation with underscript and overscript limits Ctrl+T , S

                      Summation with subscript limit

                      Summation with subscript and superscript limits

                      Integral templates

                      Caution

                      Note: Integral templates you insert with the shortcuts given here will be "normal-sized" integrals. That is, they will not expand if the contents of the integrand is vertically larger than normal, like it would be if it includes a fraction, for example. To insert an integral symbol that expands with a larger-than-normal integrand, you must press Shift while clicking the integral template of your choice from the Integral templates palette.

                       

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Indefinite integral (no limits) Ctrl+Shift+I , !

                      Definite integral with overscript and underscript limits Ctrl+Shift+I , S

                      Definite integral with superscript and subscript limits Ctrl+I

                      Integral with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+S

                      Integral with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+1

                      Double integral with no limits Ctrl+Shift+I , @

                      Double integral with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , 2

                      Double integral with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+2

                      Triple integral with no limits Ctrl+Shift+I , #

                      Triple integral with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , 3

                      Triple integral with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+3

                      Contour integral with no limits Ctrl+Shift+I , Shift+C

                      Contour integral with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , C

                      Contour integral with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+C

                      Area integral with no limits Ctrl+Shift+I , Shift+A

                      Area integral with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , A

                      Area integral with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+A

                      Volume integral with no limits Ctrl+Shift+I , Shift+V

                      Volume integral with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , V

                      Volume integral with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+V

                      Integral with counter-clockwise loop without limits Ctrl+Shift+I , Shift+Left

                      Integral with counter-clockwise loop with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Left

                      Integral with counter-clockwise loop with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+Left

                      Integral with clockwise loop without limits Ctrl+Shift+I , Shift+Right

                      Integral with clockwise loop with underscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Right

                      Integral with clockwise loop with subscript limit Ctrl+Shift+I , Alt+Right

                      Underbar and overbar templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Tilde Ctrl+^ , ~

                      Hat Ctrl+^ , 6

                      Arc Ctrl+^ , 9

                      Joint status Ctrl+^ , J

                      Over-bar Ctrl+^ , -

                      Double over-bar Ctrl+^ , D

                      Under-bar Ctrl+^ , _

                      Double under-bar Ctrl+^ , Shift+D

                      Right arrow over-bar Ctrl+^ , Right

                      Left arrow over-bar Ctrl+^ , Left

                      Right harpoon over-bar Ctrl+^ , Alt+Right

                      Double-headed arrow over-bar Ctrl+^ , Up

                      Right arrow under-bar Ctrl+^ , Shift+Right

                      Left arrow under-bar Ctrl+^ , Shift+Left

                      Right harpoon under-bar Ctrl+^ , Alt+Shift+Right

                      Double-headed arrow under-bar Ctrl+^ , Shift+Up

                      Mid-line strike-through Ctrl+^ , Alt+-

                      Strike-through Ctrl+^ , X

                      Strike-through (bottom-left to upper-right) Ctrl+^ , /

                      Strike-through (top-left to bottom-right) Ctrl+^ , \

                      Labeled arrow templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Right arrow with upper text slot Ctrl+T , Shift+Right

                      Right arrow with lower text slot Ctrl+T , Alt+Right

                      Right arrow with upper and lower text slots Ctrl+T , Right

                      Left arrow with upper text slot Ctrl+T , Shift+Left

                      Left arrow with lower text slot Ctrl+T , Alt+Left

                      Left arrow with upper and lower text slots Ctrl+T , Left

                      Double-headed arrow with upper text slot Ctrl+T , Shift+Up

                      Double-headed arrow with lower text slot Ctrl+T , Alt+Up

                      Double-headed arrow arrow with upper and lower text slots Ctrl+T , Up

                      Double arrow with upper text slot

                      Double arrow with lower text slot

                      Double arrow with upper and lower text slots

                      Large over small arrow with upper text slot

                      Large over small arrow with lower text slot

                      Large over small arrow with upper and lower text slots

                      Small over large arrow with upper text slot

                      Small over large arrow with lower text slot

                      Small over large arrow with upper and lower text slots

                      Harpoons with upper text slot

                      Harpoons with lower text slot

                      Harpoons with upper and lower text slots

                      Large over small harpoon with upper text slot

                      Large over small harpoon with lower text slot

                      Large over small harpoon with upper and lower text slots

                      Small over large harpoon with upper text slot

                      Small over large harpoon with lower text slot

                      Small over large harpoon with upper and lower text slots

                      Products and set theory templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Product with no limits Ctrl+T , Shift+P

                      Product with underscript limit Ctrl+T , Alt+P ; Mac: Command+T , Ctrl+P

                      Product with underscript and overscript limits Ctrl+T , P

                      Product with subscript limit

                      Product with subscript and superscript limits

                      Coproduct with no limits Ctrl+T , Shift+C

                      Coproduct with underscript limit Ctrl+T , Alt+C ; Mac: Command+T , Ctrl+C

                      Coproduct with underscript and overscript limits Ctrl+T , C

                      Coproduct with subscript limit

                      Coproduct with subscript and superscript limits

                      Intersection with no limits Ctrl+T , Shift+I

                      Intersection with underscript limit Ctrl+T , Alt+I

                      Intersection with underscript and overscript limits Ctrl+T , I

                      Intersection with subscript limit

                      Intersection with subscript and superscript limits

                      Union with no limits Ctrl+T , Shift+U

                       Union with underscript limit Ctrl+T , Alt+U ; Mac: Command+T , Ctrl+U

                        Union with underscript and overscript limits Ctrl+T , U

                      Union with subscript limit

                      Union with subscript and superscript limits

                      Matrix templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      1 row, 2 column matrix

                      2 row, 1 column matrix

                      2 row, 2 column matrix Ctrl+M , 2 (Windows & Mac)

                      1 row, 3 column matrix

                      3 row, 1 column matrix

                      3 row, 3 column matrix Ctrl+M , 3 (Windows & Mac)

                      1 row, 4 column matrix

                      4 row, 1 column matrix

                      4 row, 4 column matrix Ctrl+M , 4 (Windows & Mac)

                      Variable-size row matrix

                      Variable-size column matrix

                      Variable-size matrix or table Ctrl+M , N (Windows & Mac)

                      Box templates

                      For Mac shortcuts, substitute Command key for Ctrl key, except as noted. Alt key is the same as Option .

                      Box (top and left sides)

                      Box (top and right sides)

                      Box (bottom and left sides)

                      Box (bottom and right sides)

                      Box Ctrl+Shift+T , X

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