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Click the Subscript button in the Font group.

Select the text you want to set in subscript.

Click the Superscript button in the Font group.

Select the text you want to set in superscript.

If you want to strike through text, use the Strikethrough button.

If you want to place text lower than the baseline, use the Subscript button. If you want to place text higher than the baseline, use the Superscript button. You can then click on "abc Normal Text" again to continue typing the equation.Author: Sharlie Last modified: July 16 2015 The 3 should now be subscripted following the O.

Type the underline "_" and the subscript after it, with NO spaces in between, such as "_3".

Click again on "abc Normal Text" to return to the usual italics text used in most math equations.

(Do NOT type a space after the normal text if you want the subscript to be immediately after the last letter.)

Click on "abc Normal Text" in the upper left to make the text not have italics ("abc Normal Text" should now be highlighted in blue).

So if you are typing an equation that uses regular text instead of italicized text, make sure you have de-selected "Normal Text" in the upper left of the screen before attempting to use the shortcut keys for subscripts.Įxample: To type NaNO3 and make the 3 a subscript, but have the text regular and not italicized, do the following: It was only when I clicked on the "Normal Text" setting in the upper left corner of the screen next to the "Equation" dropdown (while in Equation Editor), to turn OFF Normal Text, that the shortcut of "SHIFT" + "_(subscript)" actually worked. When you are using Normal Text, the "SHIFT" + "underscore and subscript" + "space" that everyone else had shared does not work. However, most of my formulas in physical science use "Normal Text" (text that is not italicized). I use Word 2013, and write out a lot of tests for math and physical science, which include many formulas with subscripts. I have tried everyone's suggestions, and nothing has worked, but I finally figured out what was going on.