Posted March 17, 2011 by David Kirk in Microsoft Office
Frequently, people ask me for an easy method for doing subscripts and superscripts in Word. Actually, it is really easy once you know the shortcuts. These directions include the shortcuts for both Word for Windows and Word for Mac.
A Word on Shortcut Keys. You may have noticed that the Symbol dialog box includes shortcut keys for superscripts and subscripts. Those shortcut keys differ from the keyboard shortcuts shown below and are not included in this tutorial because they have performed inconsistently in my own projects. Sep 04, 2019 Alt + X Shortcuts for Superscript and Subscript. On Microsoft Word, enter the hexadecimal code as in the below table, then press alt and x keys together. That will convert the code into a superscript or subscript. May 10, 2019 Learn how to insert superscripts and subscripts in Microsoft Word documents using three different methods: (1) the Superscript and Subscript buttons, (2) the. Select the text that you want to format as superscript or subscript. Do one of the following: On the Home tab, click Superscript. Or, press + SHIFT + PLUS SIGN. On the Home tab, click Subscript.
A Word on Shortcut Keys. You may have noticed that the Symbol dialog box includes shortcut keys for superscripts and subscripts. Those shortcut keys differ from the keyboard shortcuts shown below and are not included in this tutorial because they have performed inconsistently in my own projects. Mar 19, 2020 Subscript shortcut causes crash with Word version 15.33 (0900) on Mac OS X 10.12.4 Hi, I have been having an issue with using a shortcut on Microsoft Word for Mac to make characters subscript (cmd & +). Subscript shortcuts (PC & Mac) Select your text. On your keyboard hit Ctrl + 1 for the Format Cells dialog box. Hit Alt + B for Subscript. Then hit Enter.
Typing a lot of subscripts or superscripts in a Word document can try anyone’s patience. Using these shortcuts makes things much easier.
Subscripts are the small letters or numbers that are set slightly below the normal line of text. Conversely, superscripts are set slightly above this line of type.
Important: These following command keys serve as toggles. Pressing the shortcut once will place it in subscript or superscript mode. Pressing the shortcut again will return to normal text.
Word for Windows–
Subscript: Press ctrl and = together
Superscript: Press ctrl and + together. (This is actually ctrl and shift and = keys)
Word for Mac–
Subscript: Press ⌘ and = together.
Superscript: Press ⌘ and + together. (Likewise, this is actually ⌘ and shift and + keys)
One way to remember this is that the plus-combo is a natural choice for the superscript since it is above the type.
If you forget the shortcut, you can also do subscripts and superscripts through the Format -> Font menus:
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