how do you make exponents on your computer?

Answer 1

Assuming that you have Microsoft Word XP, on the tool bar where you can select font style, font size, and word color, move to the right until you see a little button with an arrow pointing down. Click on it, and go to Add or Remove Buttons. It will let you select formatting or Autotext; go to formatting. Head down to superscript and click on it to allow it to go to your toolbar. You can now click on it to create exponents.

Answer 2

Originally, a double astrik "**" was used. This was before computers used a full keyboard, the caret was never on them!

It comes from the days of writing FORTRAN. so X**2 was
the more common way of writing X^2 which is obviously correct today.

You can also write exponents in the IEEE method, which uses E as the exponent. As in 10E4 , which is 10^4 , or 10,000.

Using special math characters, like graphic ascenders in MS Word are not very portable, because if your work gets translated to text, then many times the intended equation does not get translated correctly.

Answer 3

If your typing in MS Word, use the equation editor. You can access it in the insert menu, then object, then sellect equation editor.

But you can always write the exponent by using ^. Expression after ^ means it is an exponent. Example x squared is just x^2

Answer 4

Superscript in the font setting in word processors.

Use the carat symbol ^ elsewhere, like for 5 squared, write 5^2

Word processors these days also have their own "edit an equation" feature