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How to create a superscript and subscript in Microsoft word?

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D. gray

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D. gray, Builder, Builder, Las Vegas

Answered Sep 28, 2020

Superscript and subscript permit you to type characters that show at the top or below the usual text line.

To create superscript and subscript, follow the below steps;

a. Choose the text you want to change into superscript/subscript, you can as well place your pointer where you want to begin typing superscript/subscript.

b. Enable superscript/subscript, your emphasized text will be changed to superscript/subscript, or you can start typing at the pointers location to type in superscript. There are a few methods that you can allow superscript/subscript;
Tap the x² button in the Font group of the home tab.
Tap the Format menu, choose Font and afterwards, check the superscript/ subscript box
Press Ctrl+ Shift + equals for superscript and press Ctrl+ equals for subscript.

c. Disable superscript/subscript, you can disable them by doing the same thing done to enable them, as soon as you are done using them. it will return to normal typing.

d. Clear any superscript or subscript.

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Isabel Mathew

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Isabel Mathew, Software engineer, BS(Bachelor of Science), Austin,Texas

Answered Sep 21, 2020

Superscript and subscript let you to type characters that come above or below the regular text line. These characters look smaller than standard text and are typically utilized for footnotes, endnotes, and mathematical note.

You can easily switch over between superscript, subscript, and normal text in Microsoft Word.

• To create superscript: select the text you want to turn into a subscript.

• Enable superscript.

• Click the x2 button in the font section of the Home tab.

• Click the format menus, select font, and then check the superscript box.

• Press Ctrl + Shift +equals.

• Disable superscript.

• Clear it away.

• To produce subscript: choose the text that you want to convert it into subscript.

• Enable subscript.

• Click the x2 button in the font group on the home tab.

• Click the Format menu and pick font.

• Check the subscript box.

• Press Ctrl +equals. Disable subscript.

• Clear both subscript and superscript away.

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C. Marcus

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C. Marcus, Content Developer, Washington

Answered Sep 17, 2020

You know that there are instances when you would like to create superscript and subscript in Microsoft Word, especially when you want to emphasize some words or numbers.

These are some of the things that you can do:

• Select the text or the number that you want to superscript or subscript.

• If you want to do superscript, press CTRL, shift, and the + sign.

• If you want to do subscript, you can press CTRL and = sign.

If you do not know the right commands, you can also check out the portion of the paragraph that you can find in the toolbar. Just highlight the item and then choose what you need.

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C. Perez

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C. Perez, Writer, Writer, Cleveland

Answered Sep 03, 2020

There will be times when you need to use superscript and subscript so that the words will be easier to understand. These are some of the things that you can do:

There will be times when you need to use superscript and subscript so that the words will be easier
• You can use some keyboard shortcuts so that you can create superscripts and subscripts.
• To create a superscript, you need to press CTRL, Shift, and the Plus sign. Make sure that you will press all of these at the same time.
• For subscript, you would need to press CTRL and the equal sign.
• Remember that when you are doing subscript, you are not supposed to press Shift.

Once you already know how to add these things, you will be able to do your word files in a much easier manner.

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F. Daniel

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F. Daniel, Content Optimization Executive, Diploma in Journalism, California

Answered Aug 27, 2020

Microsoft Word is a word processing application, where documents can be created. In Word, the user has the ability to form text as superscript or subscript. One way to do so is to use the superscript and subscript buttons.

Microsoft Word is a word processing application, where documents can be created. In Word, the user
To do so:

• First, select the number or text

• Then, click Home

• lastly, click superscript or subscript

Another way to do so is to use keyboard shortcuts. To do so:

• select the text or number

• Then, use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + (+) for superscript

• For subscript, press CTRL + =. There is no need for SHIFT in this step

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