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how do you type scientific notation in Word 2003?
I'm trying to type problems that add, subtract,etc, into scientific notation.
Such as 1.2 x 10^3 + 2.3 x 10^6 so that the "3" and 6" are shown as an exponents. |
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how do you type scientific notation in Word 2003?
Hi skcole11,
Simple: superscript the the "3" and 6". -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "skcole11" wrote in message ... I'm trying to type problems that add, subtract,etc, into scientific notation. Such as 1.2 x 10^3 + 2.3 x 10^6 so that the "3" and 6" are shown as an exponents. |
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how do you type scientific notation in Word 2003?
Apply Superscript formatting to the exponents. To do that, select the
exponent and then hold down the Shift and the Ctrl keys and press the key with + above = -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "skcole11" wrote in message ... I'm trying to type problems that add, subtract,etc, into scientific notation. Such as 1.2 x 10^3 + 2.3 x 10^6 so that the "3" and 6" are shown as an exponents. |
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how do you type scientific notation in Word 2003?
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:27:01 -0800, skcole11
wrote: I'm trying to type problems that add, subtract,etc, into scientific notation. Such as 1.2 x 10^3 + 2.3 x 10^6 so that the "3" and 6" are shown as an exponents. Select the exponent and format it as a superscript. The long way is to right-click it, choose Font, and check the Superscript box in the dialog. The shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+=. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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how do you type scientific notation in Word 2003?
Hi,
The other replies included instructions for superscripting the exponent. There are, however, a few more things to consider. 1. Instead of the letter x, you can insert a real multiplication sign (×) from the Symbol dialog box, by typing d7 and then pressing Alt+x, or by creating an Autotext entry, an AutoCorrect sequence, or a shortcut key for it. 2. You might want to insert nonbreadking spaces before and after the multiplication sign to prevent the expression from being broken by a line break. This is easily done by pressing Shift+Cntrl+Spacebar instead of pressing just the spacebar. 3. For the minus sign in the exponent, you can insert a real minus sign (ˆ’) or an en dash (€“) instead of an ordinary hyphen. The minus sign and en dash are practically identical in appearance. The advantage of using the en dash is that there is already a built-in shortcut key for it, Ctrl+-(num). The advantage of the real minus sign is that it prevents line breaking in the middle of the exponent. You can insert a real minus sign from the Symbol dialog box, by typing 2212 and then pressing Alt+x, or by creating an Autotext entry, an AutoCorrect sequence, or a shortcut key for it. 4. I personally find it faster and easier to create superscripts by pressing Shift+Cntrl+=, typing the superscripted characters, and then pressing Cntrl+Spacebar to return to ordinary formatting, rather than by going back and selecting the characters to format after they are already typed. This technique requires less keystrokes does not involve reaching for the mouse. -- Hope this helps, Pesach Shelnitz My Web site: http://makeofficework.com "skcole11" wrote: I'm trying to type problems that add, subtract,etc, into scientific notation. Such as 1.2 x 10^3 + 2.3 x 10^6 so that the "3" and 6" are shown as an exponents. |
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