LyX ⇒ how to export pdf that is sized to fit formula?

[fms95032]

Hi

When I export to pdf - it works just fine yet is the export of the full page - or what ever page size is set.

Is it possible to export just a selection of the page out to pdf? Or to set the page size to just a tad larger than the content on the page when exporting?

For example, if creating a mathematical formula - and I want to export just that formula, nothing else on that page - the intent is to use the equation editor feature within LyX and LaTeX to create equations that I can import or embed in other packages, such as InDesign or Word.

I'm by no means a LaTeX expert, just familiar enough to know I don't know what I'm doing.

Cheers,

Fred

[kaiserkarl13]

You can use the standalone class:

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\documentclass[12pt]{standalone}
\begin{document}
  \(\displaystyle ax^2 + bx + c = 0 \)
\end{document}

Note that "display" math (\[...\] or the {displaymath} environment) doesn't work with this class, hence the \displaymath command above.