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The work of the MS Word program is not limited to a text editor; mathematical operations with a variety of numerical data are also in great demand. In the article we will analyze in detail and clearly show how to put a degree in Word using, for example, superscripts.

Superscript and subscript

The “Main” menu with “superscript” and “subscript” will help you easily and quickly raise a number to a power and write a letter with an index. Initially, you need to open the “Home” tab in the main Word panel. Therefore, it is important to indicate with the cursor the place where the number in the square should be, and then activate the “Superscript” button by pressing (the function will be active if it lights up yellow). All that remains is to enter the required number. We look at the picture below and compare what actions need to be done sequentially.

In order to exit the “Superscript” mode, you just need to press the X 2 button and make sure that it does not light up yellow. Otherwise, this is what happens.

So, the point of how to square X is clear. Now you can easily write any quantities and numbers in a square, such as: m2, m3, cm2, km2.

Let's look at the subscript option if you suddenly need to write a variable with a subscript. For example, like here, a small subscript is needed:

Probably an advanced user has noticed a hotkey for the subscript, but if not, then let's look at this issue. Everything is on the same main Word panel, there is a “Home” tab, on it there are two buttons - X 2 and X 2. In this case, consider X 2. Using this button, you can simply print any variable; the procedure is no different from the variant discussed above. The second step changes, instead of the sign X 2 (which will allow you to write a number above the number or letter) on the main panel, select the sign X 2 i.e. “Subscript” (with which you can write a subscript in a second). Let's take a closer look at the example below at each step in turn.

Attention! Be sure to repeat step 2 (see picture), otherwise everything further printed will be written in a subscript. The Subscript button should not glow yellow.

Superscript and subscript in Word 2003

You can place an index or degree in Word 2003 above a number, word or letter using the following steps. The sequence of actions is very important:

1) You need to write a number, or maybe a whole word (number or letter), which should be indicated in a square or simply put an index. Select.

2) Right-click on the selected fragment and select “Font” in the drop-down window.

3) Check the box in the window that opens for the desired mode – “Superscript” or “Subscript”.

4) Don’t forget to go to the “Font” item and uncheck the previously selected mode.

This option will also work in Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016.

Using the "Formula"

In versions of Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016, using the “Formula” button, you can quickly add an index or degree to a mathematical equation or formula.

Go to the “Insert” section, select “Formula”.

Use the left and right buttons to move from square to square; such actions will help you insert the necessary numbers and letters. After all the steps, click on the blank sheet and the equation is ready. Using the same principle, we write a number with a degree at the bottom, all steps are the same, only when choosing an index you need to select “Lower index”.

There is another way to put a degree in Word, using the following key combination: Ctrl + Shift and + (it won’t work on the number pad).

Subscript and superscript are useful features that make text correct and more attractive. Using Word, setting these symbols takes a few seconds.

Upper and lower subscripts are necessary not only for entering formulas, but also, for example, for describing patterns. In Word, you can very easily make such an inscription from any written letter, number, word, or even a piece of text. But if you are thinking about how to make an interlinear inscription in Word, you should know that not all methods can be equally effective.

First, let's figure out what subscript and superscript are. The superscript is used, for example, to denote square and cubic meters (m2, m3). Subscript – for formulas (for example H2SO4). Agree, this is much better than m2, m3, H2SO4. And if with meters everything goes wrong, then in the case of formulas the use of an index helps a lot, sometimes it’s completely necessary.

So how do you install these tricky signs?

Method #1

The easiest option for inserting a subscript (or superscript) is to use the capabilities of the Word program. For this:

  • Open the required file in a text editor;
  • Select the piece of text with which you want to perform the operation;
  • Find the “Font” section in the control panel (located on the “Home” tab);
  • Click on the "x₂" symbol if you want to make a subscript, or the "x²" symbol if you want a superscript.

Everything is very fast and simple, but this method has one drawback: the entered inscriptions are displayed correctly only in Word itself. This cannot be guaranteed in other programs; some applications simply do not recognize this function and display plain text instead of subscript/superscript.

Therefore, the use of this method is justified only when you plan to continue to use Word (or know that the person who will open the file uses this program). In all other cases, it is better to use another method of inserting subscript or superscript, which guarantees greater compatibility with the vast majority of modern applications.

Method #2

Instead of the built-in Word functions, you can use special characters from the Unicode table. It is used by most modern programs that work with text, even if they do not recognize Word formats.

To insert a subscript or superscript:

The superscripts “1”, “2” and “3” are located from the beginning of the list. The rest are located in the “Superscript and Subscript” section. To go to this group, specify this option when you click on the "Dial" button.

  1. Open the table and go to the “Insert” section;
  2. Click on the “Symbol” item;
  3. Select the desired index. If you've used it recently, it will be in the list of 20 that are displayed by default. If it is not there, expand the list by pressing the “Other symbols” key.
  4. After selecting the desired symbol, click “Insert” and close the window.

Now the subscript or superscript will appear in the editor.

Peculiarities

If you use Word 2003, you can perform this operation even faster:

  • To write a subscript, just use the hotkey combination “Ctrl”+“=”;
  • For the top inscription - “Ctrl” + “+”.

You can use these indexes both on the text that has already been entered, and on the text that you just want to print. For the entered text, you just need to select the fragment that you want to convert into superscript/subscript. To enter: First press the key combination (or turn on the "x₂" or "x²" button on the control panel), and then type the desired text. After this, press the key combination again so that the letters are entered in normal format.

Setting up a keyboard shortcut

The keyboard shortcut can also be configured in another version of Word. If you often use subscripts and superscripts, then this is recommended. In addition, in Word 2003, hotkeys may also not work. To fix this:

  • Open the “Service” section and click on “Settings”;
  • Select "Keyboard";
  • On the left, click “Categories” and select “Edit”;
  • On the right, click on the command you want to configure. Clicking on it will show you a list of current keyboard shortcuts for that command (if any);
  • Enter a keyboard shortcut that is convenient for you in the “Press new shortcut key” field, and then click “Assign”.

This way you can customize the keyboard shortcut for any command. If you use some functions frequently, and the standard hot keys seem inconvenient to you, you can easily assign a new combination to the command. For example, selecting text in italics is “Ctrl+I”, or the function to repeat input is “Ctrl+Y”. These are not very convenient combinations, especially if you use them often. But in the settings window this situation can be easily corrected. Thus, using Word will bring you a lot of benefits. It will take you much less time to create the same document in this editor than when working in other applications.

There are two ways to insert subscript or superscript in Word. If you are using another application, then there is only one method - using a Unicode table. In any of the options, with constant use of these functions, index insertion does not take much time and occurs almost automatically.

Sometimes users think about how to make a superscript font in Word. This is a fairly simple task. Even a schoolboy can handle it. Below we will look at the most common scenarios. The instructions will help you choose the appropriate method for converting text to subscript and superscript.

Toolbar

To begin with, this is working with the text editor toolbar. It allows you to format text documents or their individual fragments at any time.

To achieve this task you will need:

  1. Select the elements that need to be adjusted.
  2. Find the images x 2 and x 2 on the Word toolbar (line at the top).
  3. Click on the first button to create
  4. Press the second button to get subscript.
  5. Deselect text at the end of its formatting.

This is only one of the possible methods for solving the problem. Sometimes the mentioned buttons are not on the toolbar. Then you should act differently.

Function menu

How to make an interlinear font in Word? What about superscript? The second technique is working with functional formatting menus.

In our case, we will need to adhere to this plan:

  1. Select the text you want to format.
  2. Press RMB and in the drop-down list click on the line labeled “Font”. You can immediately go to "Format" - "Font...".
  3. The user will see a new small menu. Here you have to select the font type. For subscript you will have to check the box next to the corresponding inscription, for superscript too.
  4. Confirm the formatting.

All decisive actions are over. The text will be converted according to the specified parameters.

"Hotkeys

Another way out of the situation is to work with hot keys. With their help, the user will quickly convert inscriptions to superscript or subscript.

The step-by-step operation of text formatting will have the following interpretation:

  1. Select the fragment to be edited.
  2. Click on Ctrl + "+". This technique will result in the formation of a superscript.
  3. Click Ctrl and "=". The combination allows you to create subscript characters.
  4. Deselect the selection once the document is formatted.

Fast, simple and very convenient. How to make a superscript font in Word? If we are talking about exponentiation, you can choose a different solution.

Inserting symbols

Namely, to insert special characters. This technique is not very common in practice, but it does occur.

You will have to act like this:

  1. Open "Insert" - "Symbols".
  2. Find characters with upward shift. For example, this can be done in different font sets.
  3. Click on the appropriate symbol. Double tap required.

Important: for exponentiation, it is better to use inserting formulas in Word using the image with a mark above the main symbol).