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suggest edits"> </figure> <figure> <figcaption><a title="Open deTeXify in a new tab" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html">De[math]\TeX[/math]ify</a> helps you with finding the name of a symbol</figcaption> <img src="./images/detexify.png" alt="Draw the symbol you want, and DeTeXify find the name for you"> </figure> <figure> <figcaption>Code editors like <a title="Open TeXpaste in a new tab" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.texpaste.com/">[math]\TeX[/math]paste</a> can speed up your work</figcaption> <img src="./images/TeXpaste.png" alt="Code editors come with buttons that will insert special characters"> </figure> </div> </section> {{content}} <footer> <span>Made with <span class="love">❤</span> by <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Gilles-Castel-1">Gilles</a></span> <span>Thanks to  <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Job-Bouwman">Job Bouwman</a>,  <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Mike-Wilkes">Mike Wilkes</a>,  <a 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<h1>Introduction</h1>
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<figcaption>To enter math mode, click on show more …</figcaption>
<img src="./images/show-more.png" alt="Click on the three dots in the edit bar">
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<figcaption>… then click on the sigma button</figcaption>
<img src="./images/button.png" alt="Click on the Sigma button">
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<figcaption>Press Σ again to end math mode</figcaption>
<img src="./images/highlight.png" alt="Closing math mode">
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<figure>
<figcaption>Keyboard shortcuts are often easier to use</figcaption>
<img src="./images/keyboard.png" alt="Cmd + Shift + L or Ctrl + Shift + L">
</figure>
<figure>
<figcaption>For question titles, you can use <code>[math]</code> and <code>[/math]</code></figcaption>
<img src="./images/tags.png" alt="Surround your math with `[math]` and `[/math]` (without the quotes)">
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<figcaption>Click on ‘Suggest Edits’ to see others’ [math]\LaTeX[/math] code</figcaption>
<img src="./images/suggest-edits.png" alt="Click on the three dots on the right of an answer, then click on suggest edits">
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<figure>
<figcaption><a title="Open deTeXify in a new tab" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html">De[math]\TeX[/math]ify</a> helps you with finding the name of a symbol</figcaption>
<img src="./images/detexify.png" alt="Draw the symbol you want, and DeTeXify find the name for you">
</figure>
<figure>
<figcaption>Code editors like <a title="Open TeXpaste in a new tab" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.texpaste.com/">[math]\TeX[/math]paste</a> can speed up your work</figcaption>
<img src="./images/TeXpaste.png" alt="Code editors come with buttons that will insert special characters">
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