Inserting equations, symbols, dates, and times into slide shows and drawings
Corel Presentations lets you insert equations, symbols, and the date and time into the slide shows and drawings you create.
In this section, you'll learn about
inserting equations
inserting symbols
inserting dates and times
Inserting equations
You can insert equations into slide shows and drawings. Once the equation is inserted, it is treated as an object. For more information about inserting equations, see "Using the Equation Editor."
To insert an equation
1 Click Insert Equation.
2 Create your equation in the Equation Editor dialog box.
3 Click File Exit and return to.
Inserting symbols
You can insert symbols that are not available on your keyboard, such as phonetic symbols in other alphabets, into slide show and drawing text objects. For information about text objects, see "Working with text in slide shows and drawings."
To insert a symbol
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Click in the text.
3 Click Insert Symbol.
4 Choose a symbol type or a character set from the Set list box.
5 Choose a symbol from the Symbols list.
6 Click one of the following:
Insert-inserts the symbol and leaves the Symbols dialog box open
Insert and close-inserts the symbol and closes the Symbols dialog box
Inserting dates and times
You can insert a number of different date and time formats into a slide show or drawing text object. For information about text objects, see "Working with text in slide shows and drawings." You can also create a custom date and time format to insert.
To insert the date and time
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Click in the text.
3 Click Insert Date/time.
4 Choose a format from the Date/time formats list.
If you want to keep the date current, enable the Keep the inserted date current check box.
5 Click Insert.
To create a custom date/time format
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Click Insert Date/time.
3 Click New format.
4 Select the text in the Edit date/time format box, and press DELETE.
5 Click the Year tab, choose a code from the Year codes list, and click Insert.
6 Click the Month tab, choose a code from the Month codes list, and click Insert.
7 Click the Day tab, choose a code from the Day codes list, and click Insert.
8 Click the Time tab, choose a code from the Time codes list, and click Insert.