When you are answering questions in a player, you can cut, copy, and paste using the keyboard. You also can use keyboard shortcuts to enter special characters and symbols. For example, if you enter:
\sqrt
the square root symbol appears:
Math courses also include a palette of symbols where you can enter the special characters by clicking an icon on the palette. See Use the math palette for details on entering special characters and symbols from the palette in math courses.
Keyboard shortcuts are listed in the following tables:
To copy text:
To cut text:
To paste copied or cut text:
To use this symbol... | Enter this shortcut... | For example |
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+ (plus) | Plus sign on keyboard |
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- (minus) | Dash on keyboard |
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= (equal) | Equal sign on keyboard |
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* (asterisk) (For example: 2 * 3) |
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\times (For example: 2 \times 3) |
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\divide |
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< (less than) |
Left angle sign on keyboard (For example: 2 < 3) |
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< = (left angle sign and an equal sign) (For example: 2 <= 3) |
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< (greater than) |
Right angle sign on keyboard (For example: 3 > 2) |
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> = (right angle sign and an equal sign) (For example: 3 >= 2) |
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<> (left and right angle signs) (For example: 3 <> 2) |
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To use this symbol... | Enter this shortcut... | For example |
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/ (Type the numerator, then a slash, then the denominator. For example: 2 /3) |
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Control Shift = (Type the Control key, then the Shift key, then the equal (=) key to create a superscript box where you can enter a number.) |
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Control = (Type the Control key, then the equal (=) key to create a subscript box where you can enter a number.) |
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\supsub (Creates a template where you can enter the base value in the box on the left, and the superscript and subscript in the boxes on the right.) |
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\subsub (Creates a template where you can enter a subscript in the box on the left, the base value in the box in the middle, and a subscript in the box on the right.) |
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\abs (Creates a template where you can enter a value in the blue box.) |
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\sqrt (Creates a template where you can enter a value in the blue box.) |
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\nrt (Creates a template where you can enter the values in the blue boxes.) |
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\textbar (For example: 5 \textbar 15) |
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\empty (For example: V = \empty) |
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\cup (For example: A \cup B) |
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\cap (For example: A \cap B) |
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\element (For example: A \element B) |
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\nelement (For example: A \nelement B) |
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\subset (For example: A \subset B) |
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\nsubset (For example: A \nsubset B) |
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\propersub (For example: A \propersub B) |
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\npropersub (For example: A \npropersub B) |
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\angle (For example: \angle ABC) |
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\and (For example: A \and B) |
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\or (For example: A \or B) |
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\not (For example: \not A) |
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Tilde on keyboard |
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\inf (For example: A = \inf) |
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i on keyboard (For example: a = bi = 0) |
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e on keyboard (For example: e = 0) |
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\grad (For example: \grad f = 2y) |
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\int (For example: \int f(x) dx |
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\bar (Creates a template where you can enter a value in the blue box.) |
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\dbar (Creates a template where you can enter a value in the blue box.) |
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\hat (Creates a template where you can enter a value in the blue box.) |
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To use this letter... .. | Enter this shortcut... .. |
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\alpha |
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\beta |
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\gamma |
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\cdelta |
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\theta |
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\lambda |
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\mu |
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\pi |
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\rho |
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\sigma |
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\sum |
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\phi |
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\chi |
See also:
Use the player with JAWS