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Notebook[] vs. DocumentNotebook[]; display a Notebook[] inline, like a DocumentNotebook[]

If you evaluate a DocumentNotebook[] expression in the front-end, it nicely displays inline, inside of an output cell in the current notebook: For my purposes, ...
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Question about InputAutoReplacements

I have a question about InputAutoReplacements. ...
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Why don't these styling rules work when viewed in TableForm?

m = RandomInteger[{-5, 5}, {10, 10}]; m /. {x__, y_ /; y > 0} -> Style[{x, y}, Red] % // TableForm When m without style ...
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A Symbol with Subscript and Superscript as an Axis Label

I am trying to have the symbol $\epsilon_{9/2,4}^-$ as the axis label in a graph in Mathematica. First problem is that: when I use Subscript[$\epsilon$,9/2,4], 9/2 changes to $\frac{9}{2}$ (which I ...
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How to type function terms into metric?

I submitted my question before on site:Anything wrong with Atlas 2 or Mathematica?. Due to my vagueness, my problems might not be clearly understood. I am trying to solve several functions based on ...
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Prevent Suppression of Superscript 1 in Print

I'm trying to print Christoffel symbols of the second kind for a surface in $\mathbb R^3$. I currently am using something along the lines of ...
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Why can't I change the style of a cell repeatedly?

I ran into this when I was working with an example from the Help Pages of V9. Cells is a new function added in V9. The following appears to work the first time it ...
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How can I make a cell that contains an image which can be shifted?

When you look at some help pages, they may have cells containing images which are movable within the cell when you left-click and drag the mouse. Here is a sample: ...
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SetPrecision with indexed variables

I have an expression as below: ...
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Efficient Data Entry / Manipulation with Many Datasets

I currently have a simple task of graphing many different datasets (26 here, with many different instances where I'll need to do, say, 26 different ones from the same template). I'm trying to ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for Centered Math Cell?

I've been typesetting in mathematica and would like to know if it is possible to use a keyboard shortcut to place a centered math cell or equation symbol aligned math cell in my document without ...
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How to set the background of a section to light gray?

How to set the background of a section to light gray and leave background of content below and above the section as default?
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How can you combine lines in LATEX, and lines Mathematica?

supose that You want to make a report about the golden section algorithm, and you want to explain the proccess with text in LATEX, and in every iteration you want to show in that report the values ...
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On Reverting Code that Mma Switches to Raw Input Form Back to Standard Form

I experienced a similar issue to what is described in this post while editing formatted usage messages (that contained italics) in the declaration section of a package that I'm developing in the ...
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Table formatting in GUIKit [closed]

I am writing a program with the GUIKit` package, but I have a problem with table output. I can't get a mathematical formula in the table (number 1 and 2 in below ...
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Why doesn't Dot work on typeset vectors?

When I try to do scalar product of vectors I get the following message: Is there a specific way to input the vectors? I'm doing it as the Basic Math Assistant palette suggests, typing {, Ctrl+,, } ...
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Creating ordered triplets from an Excel sheet

I have an Excel sheet of the form: " " a b c 1 R S T 2 U V W 3 X Y Z Where every entry is a number (except the blank quotes, ...
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Can one optimize AutomaticNumbering feature?

If one wants to use the automatic numbering feature of Mathematica, he has to make tags for cells of the type he wants to be referenced to. Then, as soon as he needs to make a reference to the tagged ...
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How can one type a box with “x” marked?

In some text portion of my notebook, I would like to be write check boxes which are empty, check marked or "x" marked. The following commands work for the first two: ...
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OpenGl Z-Order Equivalent in Mathematica?

I am trying to draw the arrows in this picture on top of the two parallel plates. In OpenGL I would just set the 4th coordinate the z-order to be closer. Any ideas how to draw them on top in ...
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How to apply multiple format to a list

I have a nested list like matrix = {{1.2345664, 2.38673956, 3.567846}, {0.00034554, 124.4554654, 6.34543}, {0.0000233, 244.34454, 2}} and I want to apply ...
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How to make Mathematica returns the exact expression I typed

I'm using Mathematica to compare some constants. Before playing around with those constants, I would like to check that I didn't make any mistake in typing them. So my question is the following: "What ...
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How to use ScientificForm in computation

Lets say I want to add 2 values : ...
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Entering Sum in traditional form

The documentation for Sum says that it is possible to replace Sum by EscsumEsc. The limits ($i_\max$ and $i_\min$) should be ...
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Mathematica Presentation Cell Formatting

In one of the Mathematica (v9) slide templates, they have an example cell that looks like this: Where there is a "SideCaption" that appears to be the Mathematica-equivalent of a text box to the ...
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How to force Pane to always scroll to end of content? [duplicate]

Mathematica seems to know about the actual end of content position in a Pane if given large enough (but not too large$^1$) initial position value. Here, the ...
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How to format complex fractions? Reciprocals? [closed]

How do I recreate this problem with this answer in mathematica? And similar problems? I tried: (4 ab^3)/(a^2)/(8 a^2 b)/(b^2) but that outputs ...
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How stretch curly brace on multi-line text?

What's the cell option (or other technique) to use to stretch the curly brace that one typically uses in traditional math to group several displayed equations? Like this: And is there any better ...
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Cell background color changes cell layout

When I change the background color of a cell like in the colored cells become slightly indented and their line spacing is increased. How can I change the cell background color while keeping the ...
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Problem when merging cells including commentary

This is a more of a problem report than a question. When merging the two cells Cell1: foo (*foobar*) bar and Cell2: ...
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How to change default settings of cell formatting?

I find font size of Text cells too small and I like displaying them with background colour... I've read this question and learned about ...
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How does MakeBoxes handle an n-ary operator?

I want to format results from Reduce using the $\cup$ symbol instead of the $\lor$ symbol. For example, ...
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How do you force line spacing to be uniform when a line contains characters with vector or overdot?

A persistent problem I've run into is that certain character decorations within the text of a paragraph will often add extra line spacing even if there is already plenty of space between lines. This ...
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Updating the format style of input cells from an older/'pre-styled' notebook

I have been given a large notebook that was created in mathematica 6. It contains a structure of sections and subsections and the input text is formatted in an unusual (possibly just old) style (see ...
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How can I prevent kets to from growing too large?

In TraditionalForm, Mathematica formats kets incorrectly in certain expressions. For example, if used in a summation with indices indicated, a ket becomes too ...
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Exclude Sections/Subsections/… from evaluation

I'm working on a large notebook and I want to exclude some sections and subsections from being evaluated when I evaluate the whole notebook. Is there a way to exclude specific sections or ...
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Why use Column with Rows instead of Grid?

In general, what are the advantages of using Grid versus a combination of Column and Row? Is Grid better in some situations but not others? For example, is there any reason why one would do this: ...
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An issue with formulas typesetting in Grid & Column

I tried to construct a small sheet with text and equations presented in a convenient publishing form, using Column: ...
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How to make “Text” Cell which does not auto-format in TraditionalForm in-line math expressions?

This is a continuation of the previous post: How to enter textual subscripts and superscripts?. When dealing with complex in-line math expressions inside a "Text" ...
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How to enter textual subscripts and superscripts?

When I add a sub- or superscript to a letter in a "Text" cell using the "Writing Assistant" palette this letter becomes Italic: ...
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Labeling and citing equations in a notebook [duplicate]

I would like to know if in the Mathematica notebook there is any command to label and cite equations, as in LaTex with \eqref{eq:label}.
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Highlighting bracketing in Mathematica [duplicate]

I'm working with lists of lists of lists. Each box with information has a specific format like information = {{a},{{b}},{{{c},{d}},{e,{f}}},{g}} and so ...
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Replacing a combination of terms

I have a quite simple question. I have an expression that looks similar to $T=\frac{1}{a_1}-\frac{1}{a_2}+1$ and I'd like Mathematica to use $A=\frac{a_1}{a_2}$ to reformat the expression (if ...
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Mathematica equation tagging [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I get the equivalent of the $\LaTeX$ \tag{} in Mathematica? This seems like an obvious question yet I cannot find any answer to it. I am using Mathematica 8 and ...
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How can I efficiently enter multiple instances of data?

I would like to plot the normal distribution for a population of human heights. My question is how can I input multiple frequencies for the same variable, without writing them out one by one. e.g. I ...
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Changing parenthesis size for typography

I am using Mathematica to layout some mathematical formulas for publication. The guidelines specify that in case of nested parentheses the encompassing ones need to be bigger than the inner ones. So ...
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How to format a large Number

There is a large number a = 123456789012345678901234567.123456789012345678901234567 By format with AccountingForm ...
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How do I get the equivalent of the $\LaTeX$ \tag{} in Mathematica?

How do I get the equivalent of the $\LaTeX$ \tag{} in Mathematica? $a+b=x \tag{1}$ I'm not necessarily asking how to use the $\LaTeX$ \tag{} itself in ...
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Can I modify line-break behavior of inline cells?

When I insert an inline cell into a text cell that is too long for the whole inline cell to fit on the current line, Mathematica pushes the whole inline cell to the beginning of the next line. That ...

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