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Bracket types are displayed in the lower part of the Elements window.</ahelp> These brackets are also listed in the <link href="text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#kontextmenue" name="context menu">context menu</link> of the <emph>Commands</emph> window. All brackets that are not contained in the Elements window or in the context menu can be typed manually in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 70cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="howtoget"> 726e01895bSmseidel<embed href="text/smath/00/00000004.xhp#astofm"/> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 74*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154264" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">The following is a complete list of all available bracket types. The icon next to the bracket type indicates that it can be accessed through the Elements window (menu View - Elements) or through the context menu of the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 75*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154277" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">Bracket types</paragraph> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3150710"> 77cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 78cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 79cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10084" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 80cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3149801" src="starmath/res/al21801.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3149801" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 816e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 82cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRPARENTX" id="bm_id3153536" localize="false"/> 83cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 84cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 85*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3153778" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Round brackets (parentheses)</paragraph> 86*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151102" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRPARENTX">Inserts a placeholder within normal round brackets (parentheses).</ahelp> You can also type <emph>(<?>)</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 87cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 88cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 89cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 90cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3150971"> 91cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN100BF" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 94cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3158440" src="starmath/res/al21802.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3158440" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 956e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRBRACKETX" id="bm_id3151309" localize="false"/> 97cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 99*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3151319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Square brackets</paragraph> 100*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150356" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRBRACKETX">Inserts a placeholder within square brackets.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>[<?>]</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 101cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 102cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 103cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 104cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3149696"> 105cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 106cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 107cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN100F8" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 108cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3146923" src="starmath/res/al21823.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3146923" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 1096e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 110cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRDBRACKETX" id="bm_id3151331" localize="false"/> 111cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 112cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 113*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3149300" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Double square brackets</paragraph> 114*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155175" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRDBRACKETX">Inserts a placeholder within double square brackets.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>ldbracket <?> rdbracket</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 115cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 116cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 117cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 118cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3149095"> 119cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 120cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 121cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10131" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 122cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3149815" src="starmath/res/al21804.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3149815" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 1236e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 124cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRBRACEX" id="bm_id3149790" localize="false"/> 125cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 126cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 127*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3147088" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Braces (curly brackets)</paragraph> 128*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147101" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRBRACEX">Inserts a placeholder within braces (curly brackets).</ahelp> You can also type <emph>lbrace<?>rbrace</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 129cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 130cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 131cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 132cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3149035"> 133cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 134cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 135cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1016C" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 136cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3148736" src="starmath/res/al21805.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3148736" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 1376e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 138cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRLINEX" id="bm_id3147327" localize="false"/> 139cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 140cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 141*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3147336" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Single vertical bars</paragraph> 142*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155146" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRLINEX">Inserts a placeholder within vertical bars.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>lline <?> rline</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 143cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 144cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 145cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 146cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3147130"> 147cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 148cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 149cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN101A5" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 150cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3153350" src="starmath/res/al21806.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3153350" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 1516e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 152cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRDLINEX" id="bm_id3151029" localize="false"/> 153cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 154cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 155*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3151039" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Double vertical bars</paragraph> 156*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149175" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRDLINEX">Inserts a placeholder within double vertical bars.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>ldline <?> rdline</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 157cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 158cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 159cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 160cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3148755"> 161cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 162cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 163cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN101DE" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 164cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3155118" src="starmath/res/al21803.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3155118" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 1656e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 166cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRANGLEX" id="bm_id3147305" localize="false"/> 167cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 168cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 169*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3147315" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Angle brackets</paragraph> 170*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155913" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRANGLEX">Inserts a placeholder within angle brackets.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>langle <?> rangle</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 171cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 172cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 173cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 174cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3151385"> 175cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 176cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 177cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10217" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 178cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3155867" src="starmath/res/al21821.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3155867" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 1796e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 180cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LMRANGLEXY" id="bm_id3150696" localize="false"/> 181cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 182cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 183*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3147413" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Operator brackets</paragraph> 184*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147425" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LMRANGLEXY">Inserts a placeholder within operator brackets.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>langle <?> mline <?> rangle</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 185cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 186cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 187cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 188cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3147503"> 189cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 190cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 191cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10253" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 192cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3149561" src="starmath/res/al21808.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3149561" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 1936e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 194cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRGROUPX" id="bm_id3146911" localize="false"/> 195cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 196cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 197*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3155964" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Group brackets</paragraph> 198*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155976" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRGROUPX">Inserts group brackets.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>{<?>}</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 199cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 200cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 201cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 202cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3156223"> 203cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 204cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 205cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1028E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 206cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3147733" src="starmath/res/al21809.png" width="0.3335inch" height="0.3335inch"><alt id="alt_id3147733" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 2076e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 208cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRPARENTX" id="bm_id3147120" localize="false"/> 209cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 210cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 211*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3146333" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Round brackets (scalable)</paragraph> 212*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146345" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRPARENTX">Inserts <emph>scalable rounded brackets</emph> with one placeholder.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left(<?> right)</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</paragraph> 213cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 214cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 215cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 216cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3147465"> 217cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 218cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 219cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN102CC" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 220cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3148852" src="starmath/res/al21810.png" width="0.3335inch" height="0.3335inch"><alt id="alt_id3148852" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 2216e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 222cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRBRACKETX" id="bm_id3155560" localize="false"/> 223cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 224cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 225*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3155570" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Square brackets (scalable)</paragraph> 226*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148438" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRBRACKETX">Inserts scalable square brackets with placeholders.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left[<?> right]</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The size of the brackets is adjusted automatically.</paragraph> 227cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 228cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 229cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 230cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3154787"> 231cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 232cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 233cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10307" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 234cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3153794" src="starmath/res/al21824.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3153794" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 2356e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 236cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRDBRACKETX" id="bm_id3154579" localize="false"/> 237cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 238cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 239*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3154589" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Double square brackets (scalable)</paragraph> 240*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150161" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRDBRACKETX">Inserts scalable double square brackets with placeholders.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left ldbracket <?> right rdbracket</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The bracket size is adjusted automatically.</paragraph> 241cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 242cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 243cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 244cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3153304"> 245cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 246cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 247cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10342" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 248cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3153972" src="starmath/res/al21812.png" width="0.3335inch" height="0.3335inch"><alt id="alt_id3153972" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 2496e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 250cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRBRACEX" id="bm_id3145343" localize="false"/> 251cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 252cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 253*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3154712" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Braces (scalable)</paragraph> 254*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154724" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRBRACEX">Inserts scalable braces with a placeholder.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left lbrace <?> right rbrace</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The size of the braces is automatically adjusted.</paragraph> 255cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 256cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 257cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 258cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3150454"> 259cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 260cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 261cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1037E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 262cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3155598" src="starmath/res/al21813.png" width="0.3335inch" height="0.3335inch"><alt id="alt_id3155598" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 2636e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 264cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRLINEX" id="bm_id3150915" localize="false"/> 265cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 266cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 267*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3150924" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Single vertical bars (scalable)</paragraph> 268*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145634" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRLINEX">Inserts scalable single vertical bars with a placeholder.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left lline <?> right rline</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The size of the brackets is automatically adjusted.</paragraph> 269cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 270cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 271cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 272cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3155085"> 273cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 274cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 275cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN103B7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 276cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3153223" src="starmath/res/al21814.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3153223" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 2776e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 278cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRDLINEX" id="bm_id3154338" localize="false"/> 279cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 280cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 281*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3146938" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Double vertical bars (scalable)</paragraph> 282*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146950" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRDLINEX">Inserts scalable double vertical bars with a placeholder.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left ldline <?> right rdline</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The size of the brackets is automatically adjusted.</paragraph> 283cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 284cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 285cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 286cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3148793"> 287cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 288cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 289cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN103F0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 290cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3150026" src="starmath/res/al21811.png" width="0.3335inch" height="0.3335inch"><alt id="alt_id3150026" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 2916e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 292cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRANGLEX" id="bm_id3155108" localize="false"/> 293cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 294cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 295*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3149359" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Angle brackets (scalable)</paragraph> 296*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149372" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRANGLEX">Inserts scalable angle brackets with a placeholder.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left langle <?> right rangle</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The size of the brackets is automatically adjusted.</paragraph> 297cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 298cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 299cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 300cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3147244"> 301cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 302cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 303cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10429" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 304cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3154235" src="starmath/res/al21822.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3154235" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 3056e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 306cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLMRANGLEXY" id="bm_id3153130" localize="false"/> 307cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 308cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 309*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3153139" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Operator brackets (scalable)</paragraph> 310*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155388" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLMRANGLEXY">Inserts scalable operator brackets with placeholders.</ahelp> You can also type <emph>left langle <?> mline <?> right rangle</emph> in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The bracket size is adjusted automatically.</paragraph> 311cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 312cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 313cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 314cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3148818"> 315cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 316cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 317cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10464" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 318cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3154349" src="starmath/res/al21825.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3154349" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 3196e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 320cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_XOVERBRACEY" id="bm_id3155945" localize="false"/> 321cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 322cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 323*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3155954" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Brace top (scalable)</paragraph> 324*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154621" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_XOVERBRACEY">Inserts a scalable horizontal upper brace with placeholders.</ahelp> You can also enter <emph><?> overbrace <?></emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The bracket size is adjusted automatically.</paragraph> 325cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 326cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 327cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 328cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3147389"> 329cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 330cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 331cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN104A0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="F"> 332cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3149646" src="starmath/res/al21826.png" width="0.25inch" height="0.25inch"><alt id="alt_id3149646" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 3336e01895bSmseidel</image></paragraph> 334cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_XUNDERBRACEY" id="bm_id3150664" localize="false"/> 335cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 336cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 337*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3150674" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Brace bottom (scalable)</paragraph> 338*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154023" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_XUNDERBRACEY">Inserts a scalable horizontal lower brace with placeholders.</ahelp> You can also type <emph><?> underbrace <?></emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window. The bracket size is adjusted automatically.</paragraph> 339cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 340cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 341cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 342cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRFLOORX" id="bm_id3149965" localize="false"/> 343*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149954" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRFLOORX">To insert floor brackets, type <emph>lfloor<?>rfloor</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</ahelp></paragraph> 344cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_LRCEILX" id="bm_id3150604" localize="false"/> 345*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150592" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_LRCEILX">To insert ceiling brackets, type <emph>lceil<?>rceil</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</ahelp></paragraph> 346cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRFLOORX" id="bm_id3150777" localize="false"/> 347*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149623" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRFLOORX">To insert scalable floor brackets, type <emph>left lfloor<?>right rfloor</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</ahelp></paragraph> 348cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/STARMATH_HID_SMA_SLRCEILX" id="bm_id3148711" localize="false"/> 349*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145668" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><ahelp hid="HID_SMA_SLRCEILX">To insert scalable ceiling brackets, type <emph>left lceil<?>right rceil</emph> directly in the <emph>Commands</emph> window.</ahelp></paragraph> 350*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3149208" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Brackets are automatically sized when you type <emph>left</emph> and <emph>right</emph> in front of the bracket command, for example, <emph>left(a over b right)</emph>. You can also set the size and spacing of brackets by choosing <emph>Format - Spacing - Category - Brackets</emph> and setting the desired percentages. Mark the <emph>Scale all brackets</emph> check box to apply the changes to all brackets in the formula.</paragraph> 351*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150857" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">You can also use single brackets. To do this, type a backslash <emph>\</emph> in front of the command. For example, when you type <emph>\[</emph>, the left square bracket appears without its counterpart. This is useful for creating reverse brackets or for constructing intervals. Note that only non-scalable brackets can be used individually. To change the size, use the <emph>size</emph> command.</paragraph> 352cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN113E5" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Examples of single brackets</paragraph> 353cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN113E8" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">For non-scaled brackets:</paragraph> 354cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN113EB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">a = \{ \( \[ b newline</paragraph> 355cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN113EE" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">{} + c \] \) \ }</paragraph> 356cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN113F3" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">For scaled brackets use <emph>none</emph> as the bracket name</paragraph> 357cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN113FA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">a = left ( a over b right none newline</paragraph> 358cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN113FF" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">left none phantom {a over b} + c right )</paragraph> 359cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="note" id="par_idN11404" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The <emph>phantom</emph> statement ensures that the last bracket is the correct size.</paragraph> 360*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="warning" id="par_id3145107" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Be sure to put spaces (gaps) between elements when entering them directly in the Commands window. This ensures that the correct structure is recognized.</paragraph> 361*40365b4dSmseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153198" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Useful information about <link href="text/smath/01/03091200.xhp" name="indexes and exponents">indexes and exponents</link> as well as <link href="text/smath/01/03091400.xhp" name="scaling">scaling</link> helps you structure formulas effectively. For more information about brackets, see <link href="text/smath/01/03091100.xhp" name="Brackets and Groups">Brackets and Grouping</link>.</paragraph> 362cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 363cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 364
