Reduce the space around in-line formulas in LibreOffice

Question

When inserting a formula into LibreOffice, there is a whole lot of padding between it and other words. How can I modify the formatting of formulas to make the padding much smaller?

LibreOffice 3.3.1

Answer 1

LibreOffice applies a default frame style named Formula to formula objects. It has AutoSize activated by default, and also a default padding. It should be sufficient to modify that frame style.

To do so, open the stylist using F11 and select the Frame Styles. It's the third button from left:

Now, select the Formula style, right click and Modify:

Now, you can edit the details applying to every formula object in the current document, for example the space around the formula:

In addition, you could modify the formula object directly; unter "Wrap", it has some default spacing values.