Greek characters
Greek characters (
, etc) are common in mathematical formulas. These characters are not available in the selection box or the right-click menu. Fortunately, the markup for Greek characters is simple: Type a % sign followed the name of the character, in English.
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To type a lowercase character, write the name of the character in lowercase.
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To type an uppercase character, write the name of the character in uppercase.
See the table below for some examples:
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Lowercase
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Uppercase
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%alpha
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%ALPHA
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%beta 
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%BETA 
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%gamma
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%GAMMA
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%psi 
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%PSI 
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%phi 
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%PHI 
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%theta
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%THETA
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Note
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A complete table of Greek characters is included in page 407.
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Another way to enter Greek characters is by using the catalog window. Go to Tools > Catalog. The catalog window is shown in Figure 395. Under “Symbol Set†select “Greek†and double-click on a Greek letter from the list.
