Hotkey for subscript/superscript?

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Hotkey for subscript/superscript?

Can anyone tell me if there is a quick and easy way to switch to subscript/superscript and back to normal? I'm trying to take notes in Chemistry to no avail. Is it program dependent?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Aug 29, 2008 10:38 AM

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Aug 29, 2008 11:48 AM in response to Redd Rocket

The two things I would suggest would be an Equation Editor, or a macro in MS Word. I thought there use to be one but I could not find it in MS Word or Appleworks.

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baltwo

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Aug 29, 2008 11:53 AM in response to Redd Rocket

Yes, application specific. If TextEdit, you can assign a hot key to TextEdit->Format->Font->Baseline->uperscript or subscript using System Preferences->Keyboard & Mouse->Keyboard shortcuts. If MS Word, then use the Equation Editor as suggested by Mark.

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Redd Rocket Author

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Aug 29, 2008 11:58 AM in response to Redd Rocket

Thanks, I'm using Journler and OpenOffice, though :/ I'll go post on the forum for those programs unless anyone knows offhand how to do it for either of those two programs.

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baltwo

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Aug 29, 2008 12:16 PM in response to Redd Rocket

Ah! The missing salient details. I don't use either, but if either has those as menu items, then you should be able to make a shortcut for it.

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Barney-15E

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Aug 29, 2008 1:01 PM in response to Redd Rocket

OpenOffice Help says Ctrl shiftP for super and ctrl shiftB for sub. However, it is cmd instead of ctrl. Cmd shiftspacebar is normal text.

I checked this on the Aqua Beta (3.0), so it could be slightly different on the X11 version (like, it may be ctrl).

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