Mathematica Tutorial: Notebooks And Documents - Wolfram Research

Notebooks and Documents 53† Exchange textual representations of expressions.† Exchange expressions directly via MathLink.Two ways to communicate between Mathematica and other programs.Mixing Text and FormulasThe simplest way to mix text and formulas in a Mathematica notebook is to put each kind ofmaterial in a separate cell. Sometimes, however, you may want to embed a formula within acell of text, or vice versa.Ctrl+( or Ctrl+9Ctrl+) or Ctrl+0begin entering a formula within text, or text within aformulaend entering a formula within text, or text within a formulaEntering a formula within text, or vice versa.Here is a notebook with formulas embedded in a text cell.Mathematica notebooks often contain both formulas that are intended for actual evaluation byMathematica, and ones that are intended just to be read in a more passive way.When you insert a formula in text, you can use the Convert to StandardForm and Convertto TraditionalForm menu items within the formula to convert it to StandardForm orTraditionalForm. StandardForm is normally appropriate whenever the formula is thought ofas a Mathematica program fragment.In general, however, you can use exactly the same mechanisms for entering formulas, whetheror not they will ultimately be given as Mathematica input.