Custom Character Toolbar

The Custom Character toolbar has characters that are difficult to type into Mathcad.

The temperature characters are used with the temperature functions. The remaining symbols are not predefined and can be used with any variable name.

QuickSheet

Open QuickSheets by clicking QuickSheets from the Help menu. Select Extra Math Symbols from the list of topics. This opens a list of symbols that can be used for variable names. See Figure 8.1. To use any of these characters copy and paste them into Mathcad, or drag and drop them into Mathcad.

Figure 8.1: QuickSheet characters

Greek Letters

Figure 8.2 is a list of the Greek letters and their Roman equivalents. To insert a Greek letter, use the Greek symbol toolbar, or type the Roman equivalent and then type . To insert ? type .

Figure 8.2: Greek Letters ( Source: Greek Letters from Mathcad 11 User's Guide, Appendix H, Page 444. 1986 2002 Mathsoft Engineering and Education, Inc)

Other Characters

You can insert ASCII characters in variable names by holding the ALT key and then typing the ASCII code using the numeric keypad. Other characters are available by using the Windows Character Map, which can be opened by clicking: Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Character Map.

List of Predefined Variables

Figure 8.3 gives a listing of Mathcad's predefined or built-in...