Superscript/subscript in Notes?

Hi Frank

You can create your own keyboard shortcut for Superscript and Subscripts and almost any other Menu item you want. You can do this for "Any Application" or for a specific Application like Notes.

Go to System Preferences>Keyboard>App Shortcuts(left column)>Shortcuts (Tab)

Click on the "+" icon near bottom; then in top pop up choose All Applications or scroll down to "Notes" If you select a single app that is all the shortcut will be applied to.

You must use the exact lettering as appears in Menu. In notes Super/Subscript is found in Format>Font>Baseline>XX

In Menu Title field type "Superscript" (no quotation marks) click on the Keyboard shortcut field and type in what you want to use as a shortcut.

Pages uses control+cmmd+= for this. (Caution: you want to use unique shortcuts not already used; or use the same shortcut as other apps.)

Click Add

Now do the same for "Subscript"

Add your shortcut (Pages uses control+cmmd+- (minus) ) You can use any combo not used by other apps or if you only want it for Notes.

Click Add.

Now you have instant keyboard shortcuts.

By the way there is an excellent free app called "CheatSheet" that will show you all keyboard shortcuts for whatever window you are in by holding down the cmmd key for a few seconds. This will include any you create. Link… https://www.mediaatelier.com/CheatSheet/

You can also use shortcuts "Text" tab to create text expansions.

Hope this helps, Greg

Hi Frank

Interesting. For me it depends on what program I am using it in.

In some programs, you just use the opposite shortcut. When back on baseline it goes to last used font style.

In Text Edit, it behaves wrong. While it raises the base line, it does not use the half size (or smaller size) font so using the opposite puts it back on Plain baseline. Font size does not change, just baseline position.

In Pages, it works properly. Goes up or down and decreases font size. Using the same keyboard shortcut reverses the command. Most likely due to it being programmed. There are some other quirks however.

In Notes it raises and lowers baseline, and changes Size ~ 25%. You can get Super/Super/super or SUB/Sub and to get back to normal position/size, use opposite command. Size will revert when on default baseline.

Haven't tried it in other programs

I did find in Pages, if you "Customize Toolbar" there are icons for Super/Sub Scripts you can add.

Hope this helps, Greg