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

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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?
 
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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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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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