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[Solved] ODF file looks normal but overlaps in PDF

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:20 am
by wtp
Look at the attached PDF file it looks terrible. In Math it looks perfectly fine. Why would this happen my teacher needs it in PDF format.

Re: ODF file looks normal but when exported to PDF overlappi

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:08 am
by acknak
Hard to see what's happening, or what's supposed to happen there, but it seems strange to do a whole page in OO Math. The usual approach is to put the text in a Writer document and intersperse smaller formulas as needed.

A (possibly) useful shortcut with this is to type the math code in Writer, select the math expression, and Insert > Object > Formula (or keyboard equivalent)

Something like this:

Re: ODF file looks normal but when exported to PDF overlappi

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:28 am
by wtp
acknak wrote:Hard to see what's happening, or what's supposed to happen there, but it seems strange to do a whole page in OO Math. The usual approach is to put the text in a Writer document and intersperse smaller formulas as needed.

A (possibly) useful shortcut with this is to type the math code in Writer, select the math expression, and Insert > Object > Formula (or keyboard equivalent)

Something like this:
Ok. I'll do that. Thank you