How can you make a double subscript in Word?

Question

Hi

I am a chemistry student and a report I am writing includes an equation. However I cant type the full thing because 1 of the parameters has a superscript and then that parameter has a superscript itself ie a double superscript. Everytime i try 2 use the normal superscript function twice over it doesnt work!! Please help - i dont want to copy and paste the equation coz its looks cheap but copying and pasting the difficult part amongst normal Word text looks very silly too!

On Microsoft Word 2003, how can u make a double superscript?

THANKIES!!! :)

Answer 1

Word 2003 has the Equation editor. It may be optional at install time but it will certainly do what you want.

I never really needed it, so I don't have a lot of experience with it (and when I did explore it some time ago, it seemed to me rather hard to get my head round but it may be easier if you have an actual use for it.)

Insert an equation

Click where you want to insert the equation.
On the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create New tab.
In the Object type box, click Microsoft Equation 3.0.
If Microsoft Equation Editor is not available, you may need to install it.

How?

If you originally installed Microsoft Office from a network file server or from a shared folder, you must install Equation Editor from that location. If you installed Office from a CD-ROM, you must install Equation Editor from the disc.

Quit all programs.
Do one of the following:
If you run Microsoft Windows 2000, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control Panel.
If you run Microsoft Windows XP, click Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.
In the Currently installed programs box, click the listing for Microsoft Office or Microsoft Word, depending on whether you installed Word as part of Office or as an individual program, and then click Change.
On the Maintenance Mode Options screen, click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next.
If a Custom Setup screen appears, select the Choose advanced customization of applications check box, and then click Next.
In the list of features to install, click the expand indicator (+) next to Office Tools.
Click the arrow next to Equation Editor, and then click Run from My Computer.
Click Update.
Restart Word.
Click OK.
Build the equation by selecting symbols from the Equation toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.) and by typing variables and numbers. From the top row of the Equation toolbar, you can choose from more than 150 mathematical symbols. From the bottom row, you can choose from a variety of templates or frameworks that contain symbols such as fractions, integrals, and summations.
If you need help, click Equation Editor Help Topics on the Help menu.

To return to Microsoft Word, click the Word document.

Answer 2

Place the additional superscript in a text box.
Move the mouse over the edge of the text box and double click. This will bring up the properties window. Make the text box transparent and remove the border line.
Reduce the size of the text box.

Now move the text box into the approximate position and adjust the position by using the Ctrl key and the cursor arrows.

It is not perfect but I hope it helps.

Answer 3

I don't know whether word2003 has this facility, but as I know To insert an equation in word, after opening a word document, go to insert , choose Object, choose micro soft equation editor..
then you will get a table of all icons useful for writting an equation.. more convenient one is to use the software called 'mathworks'. Which is very flexible to write any type of mathematical equation and edit it.

Answer 4

Yes can can do a double subscript which is a sub-subscript.

First make sure microsoft equations 3.0 is installed. If it isn't go to this page

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051902471033.aspx

open word. Go to insert>object
then from the list, select "microsoft equation 3.0" then click ok.
Then it should bring you to a different window.
type your quation into the little box.
FIRST do the subscript by selcting the character you want to make a subscript by clicking on the menu bar, "SIZE". then select subscript.
THEN select the character you want to make a sub-subscript, the go to "SIZE" on the menu bar and select sub-subscript.
You might want to make your text bigger though because it is very small.
You can go to "SIZE" on the menu, then click on define. Change the size of the subscript etc. then click ok.
Then return to the window by clicking somewhere on the page.

:)

Answer 5

Your only option is to use the ^ symbol after the first superscript, sorry. I guess you could also use a subscript on the line above, but that'd look messy.