Insert root characters in OpenOffice - how it works

You cannot find the root symbol in the OpenOffice formula collection. Instead, you have to insert it with a little trick - we'll show you how it works.

OpenOffice: insert root sign

1. Click on "Insert" in the menu bar and select the "OLE object" option under the "Object" category.
2. Call here either "OpenOffice Formula" or via "Additional Objects" the "Microsoft Formula Editor".
3. OpenOffice formula: A new area now opens in which you can enter the root using a command. You create the root of 7 by entering "sqrt {7}", the third root of 7 by "nroot {3} {7}".
4. Microsoft Formula Editor: It is much easier with the editor. Simply select the root at the top of the window and you can type in any number. Then copy the root into OpenOffice.

Our quick tip: We will show you how to set a new standard font in the OpenOffice Writer in the next practical tip.