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Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), provides you with a rich text editor that allows you to use a page with many functions, like the photo, plate, chemistry editor, creating LabCollector links to reagents and supplies, copy-pasting from Word document directly, and many more. it also provides you with the equation editor that you can use for your calculations.

Users involved in computing, maths, statistics, engineering, finance, physics, etc can take advantage of the equations editor function in ELN’s, rich text editor.

Fx can be used in a wide range of circumstances to create beautifully formatted mathematical equations in LaTeX in LabCollector.

To use the Fx equation editor, please follow the below steps:-

1. The Fx equation editor

2. Editing with equations editor

1. The Fx equation editor

  • To check the default fields for each module go to HOME -> BOOK / EXPERIMENT OR PAGE(OF YOUR CHOICE) -> CONTENT -> EDIT.

  • When you click this icon you will an equations editor like below, where you can select the functions and write the equation and preview it at the same time.

2. Editing with equations editor

  • The equation editor is based on latex. Latex is software for typesetting texts. 
  • Latex is easy to use as you can construct your formula onscreen with the help of predefined functions, as latex code can be edited manually.
  • The equations editor in latex has various functions where you can edit or create formulas as you like.
  • Below is a small example of creating equations with equation editor and insert in the ELN content page.

  • The equations are inserted as an image inside the ELN content. 
  • If you want to edit the equation again just click again of the Fx icon and your equation will be already present in the latex code.
WARNING: Once you “save” the content in ELN, you CANNOT edit your equation.
        TIP: copy-paste the latex equation code in a notepad or in ELN content. This way you can edit the formula by just copy-pasting the latex code back again in the equation editor.

 

  • There are a lot of options you can use for editing your formulas.
  • OPTION A.

    • 1. You can ‘Undo’ or ‘Redo”.
    • 2. You can use this to clear or erase the entire equation.
    • 3. You can use different colors while creating your equation. To put color to your equation, you can first select the color you want and then choose the functions to type.
    • 4. This option provides the functions for trigonometry, inverse trigonometry, logs, limits, and operator. To use the function just select the function you want and create your equation.
       

  • OPTION B

  • Here you will find options for:-
    • 1.  Here you can choose the style of the font you are using to create your equation.
           
    • 2. Here you can choose the spaces between your equation characters. Just click on the spaces you want between your characters and then type your equation.
    • 3. Here you can see different symbols that could be used as mathematical operators.

       

      Latex code

      Description

       

      Latex code

      Description

      ±

      \pm

      Plus or Minus

      \bullet

      Binary operator

      \mp

      Minus or Plus

      \bigcirc

      Binary operator

      ×

      \times

      Multiplication

      \circ

      Binary operator

      *

      \ast

      asterisk

      \square

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \div

      Division

      \blacksquare

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \

      \setminus

      Setminus

      \bigoplus

      Large operator

      \dotplus

      product of algebras

      \triangle

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \amalg

      Disjoint union

      \blacktriangle

      Miscellaneous symbol

       

      \dagger

      Hermitian adjoint of an operator

      \blacktriangledown

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \ddagger

      Binary operator

      \triangledown

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \wr

      Binary operator

      \bigotimes

      Large operator

      \diamond

      Binary operator

      \ominus

      Binary operator

      \blacklozenge

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \oplus

      Binary operator

      \lozenge

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \oslash

      Binary operator

      \circledcirc

      Binary operator

      \otimes

      Binary operator

      \circledast

      Binary operator

      \circleddash

      Binary operator

      \sqcap

      Binary operator

      \odot

      Binary operator

      \sqcap

      Binary operator

      \vee

      Binary operator

      \bigsqcup

      Large operator

      \veebar

      Binary operator

      \cap

      Binary operator

      \bigtriangleup

      Binary operator

      \cup

      Binary operator

      \bigtriangledown

      Binary operator

      \cdot

      Binary operator

      \triangleleft

      Binary operator

      \Cap

      Binary operator

      \triangleright

      Binary operator

      \Cup

      Binary operator

      \star

      Binary operator

      \uplus

      Binary operator

      \bigstar

      Binary operator

      \wedge

      Binary operator

      \barwedge

      Binary operator

         

    • 4. Here you can find different binary operators, miscellaneous symbols which are shown below:
         

       

      Latex code

      Description

       

      Latex code

      Description

      \therefore

      Binary relation

      𝕀

      \mathbb{I}

      Math Font

      𝜕

      \partial

      Miscellaneous symbol

      Q

      \mathbb{Q}

      Math Font

      \angle

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \mathbb{R}

      Math Font

      \measuredangle

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \mathbb{C}

      Math Font

      𝚤

      \imath

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \mathbb{Z}

      Math symbol

      \because

      Binary relation

      \mathbb{N}

      Math Font

      \cdots

      Math operator

      𝔸

      \mathbb{A}

      Math Font

      \ddots

      Diagonal Ellipsis

      \varnothing

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \vdots

      Vertical Ellipsis

      \infty

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \Re

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \mho

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \Im

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \wp

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \forall

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \sphericalangle

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \exists

      Miscellaneous symbol

      §

      \S

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \top

      Miscellaneous symbol

      \P

      Miscellaneous symbol

      𝚥

      \jmath

      Miscellaneous symbol

      ©

      \copyright

      Additional text symbol

 

    • 5. Here you can find different European characters symbols which are shown below:

      Latex code

      Description

      Latex code

      Description

      å

      \aa

      European Character- a-ring

      œ

      \oe

      European Character- Ethel

      Å

      \AA

      European Character- a-ring

      Œ

      \OE

      European Character- Ethel

      æ

      \ae

      European Character- aesc

      ß

      \ss

      European Character- eszett

      Æ

      \AE

      European Character- aesc

      £

      \pounds

      Symbol for sterling

      ł

      \l

      European Character- Slashed L

      \euro

      Symbol

      Ø

      \o

      European Character- Slashed O

      ¢

      \cent

      Symbol

      $

      \$

      Symbol

 

    • 6. here you can find various binary relations

       

      Latex code

      Description

       

      Latex code

      Description

      \sqsubset

      Binary relation

      \subseteq

      Binary relation

      \sqsupset

      Binary relation

      \supseteq

      Binary relation

      \sqsubseteq

      Binary relation

      \nsubseteq

      Negated Binary relation

      \sqsupseteq

      Binary relation

      \nsupseteq

      Negated Binary relation

      \subset

      Binary relation

      ⫆̸

      \nsupseteqq

      Negated Binary relation

      \supset

      Binary relation

      \in

      Binary relation

      \subseteqq

      Binary relation

      \ni

      Binary relation

      \supseteqq

      Binary relation

      \notin

      Negated Binary relation

       

    • 7. Here you can add various math accents.

       

      Latex code

      Description

      a’

      {}’

      Math mode accents

      a’’

      {}”

      Math mode accents

      𝑎̇

      \dot{a}

      Math mode accents

      𝑎̈

      \ddot{a}

      Math mode accents

      𝑎̂ 

      \hat{a}

      Math mode accents

      𝑎̌

      \check{a}

      Math mode accents

      𝑎̀

      \grave{a}

      Math mode accents

      𝑎́

      \acute{a}

      Math mode accents

      ã

      \tilde{a}

      Math mode accents

      𝑎̆

      \breve{a}

      Math mode accents

      𝑎̄

      \bar{a}

      Math mode accents

      ⃗𝑎

      \vec{a}

      Math mode accents

      a °

      ^{\circ}

      Math mode accents

    •  You can see how to add accents like below:-
           
    • 8. It is the same function (point 7) as above where you can add different symbols to your characters.
         

       

      Latex code

      Description

      \widetilde{}

      Wide accents

      \widehat{}

      Wide accents

      \overleftarrow{}

      Wide accents

      \overrightarrow{}

      Wide accents

      \overline{}

      Wide accents

      \underline{}

      Wide accents

      \overbrace{}

      Wide accents

      \underbrace{}

      Wide accents

      \overset{}{}

      Wide accents

      \underset{}{}

      Wide accents

 

    • 9. Here you can find all the arrow symbols.

       

      Latex code

      Description

       

      Latex code

      Description

      x \mapsto x^2

      Arrows

      \xleftarrow[]{}

      Extensible arrows

      n \to

      Arrows

      \xrightarrow[]{}

      Extensible arrows

      \leftarrow

      Arrows

      \overset{}{\leftarrow}}

      Extensible arrows

      \rightarrow

      Arrows

      \overset{}{\rightarrow}

      Extensible arrows

      \Leftarrow

      Arrows

      \underset{}{\leftarrow}

      Extensible arrows

      \Rightarrow

      Arrows

      \underset{}{\rightarrow}

      Extensible arrows

      \leftrightarrow

      Arrows

      \leftrightharpoons

      Arrows

      \Leftrightarrow

      Arrows

      \rightleftharpoons

      Arrows

      \leftharpoonup

      Arrows

      \leftharpoondown

      Arrows

      \rightharpoonup

      Arrows

      \rightharpoondown

      Arrows

  • OPTION C

  • Here you will find options for
    • 1. Large operators and fractions.
         

 

    • 2. Different Brackets

    • 3. Lowercase Greek letters.

       

      Latex code

      Description

       

      Latex code

      Description

      𝛼

      \alpha

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜇

      \mu

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝛽

      \beta

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜈

      \nu

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝛾

      \gamma

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜉

      \xi

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝛿

      \delta

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜋

      \pi

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜖

      \epsilon

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜑

      \varpi

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜀

      \varepsilon

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜌

      \rho

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜁

      \zeta

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜚

      \varrho

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜂

      \eta

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜎

      \sigma

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜗

      \vartheta

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜍

      \varsigma

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜄

      \iota

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜏

      \tau

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜅

      \kappa

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜐

      \upsilon

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜆

      \lambda

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜙

      \phi

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜒

      \chi

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜛

      \varphi

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜓

      \psi

      Lowercase Greek letters

      𝜔

      \omega

      Lowercase Greek letters

 

    • 4. Uppercase Greek letter

      Symbol

      Latex code

      Description

      Symbol

      Latex code

      Description

      Ω

      \Omega

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Π

      \Pi

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Ψ

      \Psi

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Ξ

      \Xi

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Φ

      \Phi

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Λ

      \Lambda

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Υ

      \Upsilon

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Θ

      \Theta

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Σ

      \Sigma

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Δ

      \Delta

      Uppercase Greek letters

      Γ

      \Gamma

      Uppercase Greek letters

       

       

       

 

    • 5. More binary relations

      Symbol

      Latex code

      Description

      Symbol

      Latex code

      Description

      < 

      Binary relations

      \succ

      Binary relations

      Binary relations

      :=

      :=

      Binary relations

      =

      =

      Binary relations

      \preceq

      Binary relations

      \leq

      Binary relations

      \succeq

      Binary relations

      \geq

      Binary relations

      \sim

      Binary relations

      \doteq

      Binary relations

      \ll

      Binary relations

      \geqslant

      Binary relations

      \gg

      Binary relations

      \equiv

      Binary relations

      \approx

      Binary relations

      \nless

      Negation Binary relations

      \vdash

      Binary relations

      \ngtr

      Negation Binary relations

      \dashv

      Binary relations

      \neq

      Negation Binary relations

      \simeq

      Binary relations

      \nleqslant

      Negation Binary relations

      \frown

      Binary relations

      \ngeqslant

      Negation Binary relations

      \cong

      Binary relations

      \not\equiv

      Negation Binary relations

      \models

      Binary relations

      \perp

      Binary relations

      \mid

      Binary relations

      \asymp

      Binary relations

      \propto

      Binary relations

      \parallel

      Binary relations

      \bowtie

      Binary relations

      \Join

      Binary relations

       

       

       

       

    • 6. Matrix options. Here you need to type in the number of rows and columns you want.
      For example for 2 rows and 3 columns, you have to put 2,3.

  • OPTION D

  • Here you have options for:
    • 1. here you can choose the language for your equations. (Latin, Verdana, Computer, Helvetica)
    • 2 & 3 here you can change the size of your equation characters.
    • 4. here you can choose what background you want for your equation when it is inserted in the ELN content.
    • 5. If your equations is large-sized, the compressed function will make it smaller in size.
  • OPTION E

    • 1. Here you will see the codes for your equations.
    • 2. You will see the preview of your equation.

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