Search code examples
mathmllibreoffice

How to load and Mathml formula into Libreoffice

I have a MATHML formula (generated by, i.e., http://www.mathtoweb.com/cgi-bin/mathtoweb_online.pl). I want to paste it into Libreoffice. How could I do that?

Or even better, I want to convert it to an odf-formula standard.

Solution

  • Did you try to use the "import formula" functionality?

    Just insert a new formula object:

    insert formula

    And you have two methods to import. The first one, import the MathML as XML:

    import formula

    For import, paste the MathML code into a text file and save it using the file name extension .mml. This way, LO Math should recognize the MathML content and convert it into its internal format.

    The second method, "Import MathML from Clipboard" (supported in LO 5.2): import formula