autocorrect superscript

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autocorrect superscript

Hi all, its been a long time since I have used mac and coming back to it after Microsoft for so many years I have lots of questions but this is one that would save me some time and one I can't seem to figure out.

I want to use autocorrect to put in "Fe²⁺" when I type "fe2".

I found the autocorrect option (finaly) in system prefrences, but i can not figure out how to add the superscrypt to the correction.

I know i can type it and use the keys but trust me, it is no the only one and some are much more troublesome with multiple layers and superscrypt

thanks in advance 🙂

i am happy to go digging through system and registry files, just point me in the right direction 🙂

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 11, 2016 1:07 AM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Mar 11, 2016 10:46 PM in response to SnowMonkey90

Two things that work hand in hand are the Edit menu : Emoji's & Symbols menu item (just a cryptic name for the Character panel), and the System Preferences : Keyboard : Text (replacement) panel. In the Character panel, you can type the word superscript into the search window, and all of the Unicode characters returned are superscripts (e.g. +, -, (,),1...n).

The trick with Text Replacement is using a 2 or more character replace sequence that can perform the with character(s) substitution to satisfy your superscript needs, without regular typing interference. I happen to consistently use 2^ to represent a superscript 2.

In System Preferences : Keyboard panel : Text tab, click on the + symbol, and in the Replace column, enter fe2.
Tab into the With column. Type Fe.
From the Character panel search on the word superscript.
1. Double-click the 2 and the + superscript characters that appear in the center panel under Unicode. These will be directly inserted into the Replace field immediately after the Fe, to give the desired Fe²⁺.
2. Press a return to set the Replace value.
In Pages, select the Edit menu : Substitutions : Text Replacement menu item.

You also have the Pages : Format menu : Font : Baseline : Superscript (control-command-plus sign) and Subscript (control-command-minus sign) keyboard sequences available to you.

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Answer 2

VikingOSX

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Mar 11, 2016 3:57 AM in response to SnowMonkey90

I suggest that you acquire one or both of the following as a desk-side companion(s) to your Mac OS X learning needs to augment the help that we can provide you in the Apple Support Communities.

Also, here is the OS X Keyboard Shortcuts. The Pages v5 keyboard shortcuts are available from its Help menu.

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SnowMonkey90 Author

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Mar 11, 2016 10:47 PM in response to VikingOSX

well that was easy.

Thank you So much for the help,

great community experience 🙂

all the best 😀

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SnowMonkey90 Author

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Mar 11, 2016 10:52 PM in response to VikingOSX

before i forget, is it possoble to use "math" auto corrections?

i.e. in word if i type "\alpha" (with no "") it will correct to

and \beta will be

is there any way to have it do this using the same math codes or do i need to type them all into the system-wide keyboard shortcuts?

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Answer 5

VikingOSX

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Mar 12, 2016 5:05 AM in response to SnowMonkey90

Office has Equation Editor included within it, and Pages, not being remotely related to Word, does not. I recommend that you download the free trial of MathType. It is the professional version of the Equation Editor found in MS Office.

When launched before Pages, it activates the built-in Insert menu : MathType Equation, in the Pages application. The MathType trial expires after 30 days, and the software automatically remains functional as MathType Lite, very similar in capability to Microsoft's Equation Editor.

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