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Liii STEM Basics ​

When you first use Liii STEM, you only need to understand two ideas: modes and environments. They affect what appears in the toolbar and how your content is formatted.

Toolbars

Liii STEM has five main UI areas: tab bar, menu bar, mode toolbar, focus (current environment) toolbar, and status bar.

Modes ​

A mode decides what you are currently editing. Liii STEM commonly uses three modes:

  • Text mode: the default mode for body text, titles, images, and tables
  • Math mode: press $ or Alt + $ to enter it for formula editing
  • Command mode: press \ to enter LaTeX-style commands or macros

The easiest rule to remember is: use Text mode for normal writing, and switch to Math mode for formulas.

Three modes

The mode toolbar changes when you switch modes.

Environments ​

Titles, sections, formulas, highlights, enunciation blocks, and tables can all be treated as environments.

The environment where your cursor is placed is the current focus. When the focus changes, the focus toolbar changes with it, and you can use that toolbar to adjust properties of the current environment.

Focus toolbar

To keep the content and leave the current environment, press Ctrl + Backspace.

Further Reading ​

If you already understand modes and environments, continue with: