ageasley said:
How can you type nuclear notation in word 2007? i.e. XXX superscript
over YYY subscript. I know I've done this in an older version of
word but I don't know what it's called and can't find any
instructions or help topics.
Here are three ways -- take your pick!
- Word 2007 only: Press Alt+= to start the new Equation Editor. It starts in
a box on a new line, but you can fix that later. On the Equation Tools tab
of the ribbon, click the Script button and choose the rightmost layout on
the first row. Put the atomic symbol in the large box (and click the Normal
Text button at the left end of the ribbon to make it not italic), and put
the atomic number and atomic mass in the other two boxes. If you want the
whole thing in line with other text, click the blue bar at the right end of
the equation and choose Change To Inline.
- In any version: Use the old Equation Editor. The equivalent three-box
layout is in the gallery on the Equation toolbar that shows the superscript
and subscript placeholders. To make the atomic symbol not italic, select it
and click Style > Text. (Note that the Equation Editor isn't always
installed by default; you may have to go through the Office installer's
custom setup to add it.)
- In any version: Use an EQ field with the \a\ar switches, which build a
matrix with right-aligned entries. For example, to get 16 over 8, use the
field code {EQ \A\ar(16,8)}. Select the field result and format it to a
smaller font size, such as 8pt. Type the atomic symbol as ordinary text to
the right of the field.
Yet another alternative is to get MathType (
www.mathtype.com). You can
download a trial version.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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