How can I place a superscript number directly above a subscript?

[Guest]

I am writing a scientific assignment which deals with isotopes. These are
identified by a superscript denoting the mass number directly above a
subscript denoting the atomic number, followed by the chemical symbol eg U
for uranium. Does anyone know how I can do this in Word?

 

[Graham Mayor]

You can use an EQ field (or the equation editor) eg
{ EQ \O(12,24) } with (say) the 12 formatted as superscript and the 24 as
subscript (substitute your own numbers as necessary). For repeats, save the
formatted fields as autotext or autocorrect entries.

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[markhab]

Allen Wyatt in his WordTips newsletter just discussed this question:
http://wordtips.vitalnews.com/Pages/T1876_Superscript_and_Subscript_at_the_Same_Place.html

His comment about the use of fields might be relevant to your situation.

Mark

 

[Graham Mayor]

On further reflection, it might be easier to format the EQ field if you used
the \A switch rather than the \O switch. The following macro will insert
such formatted field . You can adjust the amount the current font size is
reduced by at the line oRng.Font.Size = iSize * 0.5


Dim sNum As String
Dim sDen As String
Dim oRng As Range
Dim iSize As Integer

sNum = InputBox("Enter the superscripted number")
sDen = InputBox("Enter the subscripted number")
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True
Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, Text:= _
"EQ \A(" & sNum & "," & sDen & ")", PreserveFormatting:=False
Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend
iSize = Selection.Font.Size
Set oRng = Selection.Range
oRng.Font.Size = iSize * 0.5
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
With Selection
.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
.Font.Reset
End With


http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm


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