Formulas
Type math formulas online, from the keyboard, no LaTeX
A formula should not break your train of thought. In Tuboard you type it like ordinary text: press M, type it, move on. No markup to learn.
How to type a formula online
Press M on the board, or Ctrl+M in a note, and click where you want it. A field opens with a symbol palette beside it. A fraction, root or matrix drops in with one click and arrives empty. Tab jumps between the slots you still have to fill.
- M for a formula on the board, Ctrl+M inside text
- Tab between empty slots
- The palette stays next to your cursor, not off in a corner
Fractions, powers, roots and matrices
Everything you would normally look up in a LaTeX reference sits in the palette: powers and indices, roots, absolute value, systems of equations, matrices, Greek letters, inequality signs. And if you do know LaTeX, type it. That works too.
- Systems and matrices come as ready templates
- Greek letters and symbols without googling them
- LaTeX works, but is never required
The solution grows line by line
Enter commits the line to the board and opens the next one just below it. You get a column of steps like a notebook page, and each line can be moved or edited on its own afterwards. Need a break inside one formula? Shift+Enter.
- Enter for the next line of the solution
- Shift+Enter for a break inside one formula
- Every step stays editable on its own
If handwriting is faster for you
Write the formula by hand with a stylus or a mouse, draw a box around it and press Shift+M. Tuboard reads it and drops a typed formula next to it. If it misreads something, fix it once: it takes your handwriting into account next time.
Shift+M
Box in what you wrote and a typed formula lands beside it.
It learns from your fixes
Correct a misread once and it remembers your handwriting after that.
Then keep typing
A recognised formula edits like any other, palette and all.
Line by line
You get a column of steps back, not one flat picture.
FAQ
The short version.
Do I need to know LaTeX?
No. Press M and type: the symbols are in the palette beside you and Tab jumps through the empty slots. LaTeX also works if you prefer it.
Can I put a formula inside a sentence?
Yes. In a note press Ctrl+M and the formula sits inline with the words. For long derivations there is a separate Solution block where Enter adds the next step.
Does it work on a phone?
Tuboard runs in the browser, but it is built around a keyboard, so it is noticeably better on a computer.
Where are my formulas stored?
Locally in your browser. Nothing leaves your machine until you ask the AI tutor something.
The fastest way is to try it.
Open a board, press M and type any fraction. It takes about ten seconds.
Read next
Take a closer look.
The three things Tuboard exists for.