Note that the keyboard shortcut for Superscript is Ctrl+Shift+=

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"SwedishBriquette" wrote in
message ...
Using your 12 to the fourth as an example €¦ Highlight the 4. Select Font
from
the Format menu and place a checkmark next to the Superscript option.


"qtm939" wrote:

I am taking a math class and I need to write 12 to the fourth power. How
do I
get the four into the correct position? I also need this to quote
references.