How do I put subscripts in an equation?

[Mark Merrell]

How do I put subscripts after variables in my equations? It is grayed out on
the toolbar.

Thanks,

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Mark,

What version of Word, and if Word 2007 are you using the Word Equation Editor on the ribbon, or the older MS Office Equation Editor?

What is the equation you're trying to create?

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How do I put subscripts after variables in my equations? It is grayed out on
the toolbar.

Thanks, >>
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MS Office System Products MVP

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[Mark Merrell]

Hi Bob,

I've got Word 2007 and am creating the equation using the equation button on
the Insert tab. One formula I tried to create is the turns ratio for a
transformer (NsubS/Nsubp = EsubS/EsubP).

Mark

 

[Jay Freedman]

Mark,

Type an underscore to start a subscript, and type a space at the end of the
subscript to make it appear as it should. Also, type a space at the end of a
fraction to make it build up. So for your example you would type

N_S{space}/N_P{space}{space}=E_S{space}/E_P{space}{space}

The result will appear as you want it.

In a similar way, you can use a caret (^) to start a superscript.

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Mark,

In your equation control try typing
N_s/N_p=E_s/E_p

where the Underscore character should subscript the character(s) that follow until you type an operator, punctuation or a space.

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Hi Bob,

I've got Word 2007 and am creating the equation using the equation button on
the Insert tab. One formula I tried to create is the turns ratio for a
transformer (NsubS/Nsubp = EsubS/EsubP).

Mark >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*