To add subscript in Microsoft Word, you can use various methods:
With keyboard shortcuts:
- Select the text or character for subscript formatting.
- Press
Ctrl
and=
at the same time (Windows) orCommand
+Shift
+-
(Mac).
Using the Font dialog box:
- Select the text or character.
- On the Home tab in the Font group, click the Font Dialog Box Launcher (an arrow in the bottom-right corner).
- In the Effects section, check the "Subscript" box.
- Click "OK" to confirm.
Applying superscript or subscript from the Direct Format Controls:
- Select the text or number.
- On the Home tab in the Font group, click the Superscript or Subscript button accordingly.
For special characters, like the trademark symbol, use the Symbol box:
- Click where you want to insert the symbol.
- On the Insert tab, click Symbol.
- Select (normal text) from the Font drop-down list.
- In the Subset drop-down list, select Superscripts and Subscripts.
- Choose the symbol you want and click Insert.
For equation editor tasks, like in LaTeX or Word's built-in equation editor, you can use the following shortcuts:
- For superscript: Place the cursor after the character you want to be superscript and type
^
followed by the desired text. - For subscript: Place the cursor after the character you want to be subscripted, and type an underscore
_
followed by the desired text.
Undoing superscript or subscript formatting is easily done by selecting the text and pressing Ctrl+Spacebar
.