In earlier version of
Microsoft Office (Word 2003), trying to write a subscript or superscript takes quite a time but with the new
Word 2007
it's so simple. For those who are writing technical articles face
situation to use these subscripts and superscripts in almost every
article like mathematical formulae or chemical equations.
What are Subscript and Superscript? A subscript appears smaller and below the baseline (Ex. H2O or X2) while a superscript appears smaller and above the baseline (Ex. X3)
How to Subscript and Superscript in Office 2003 and 2007?
In
Word 2003, select the characters that you would like to change. Go to
Format menu and Click
Font, from the
Font tab you have to select
subscript or
superscript.
In
Word 2007, select the character that you would
like to change and Click the Superscript or Subscript symbol from the
ribbon under the home tab.
In both Word 2003 and Word 2007, you can also use
keyboard Shortcut keys to make the characters as Subscript or Superscript.
Superscript: Press CTRL+SHIFT+=
Subscript: Press CTRL+=
If you work on Windows and Office Applications most of the time then these posts on
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Office will help you a lot.
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