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boerni@officeformac.com - 25 Mar 2008 14:02 GMT

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

Hi!
I#m searching for a shortcut to superscript and subscript the numbers of my paper. I have really much of these things so I need a really a keyboard shortcut to work with it. Can u tell me how it works. I use osx 10.5.2 and word 2008 at our university. It's not the same anymore than in office 2004 and i don't know how to make this shortcut in word 2008

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Daiya Mitchell - 25 Mar 2008 15:34 GMT

I'm surprised this changed between Word 2004 and 2008--I have cmd-equals
and cmd-shift-equals as shortcuts, by default.

But you can assign keyboard shortcuts yourself, if those don't work for
you. Basic tutorial here:
http://word.mvps.org/mac/customizeToolbars.html

> Version: 2008
> Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
> Processor: intel
>
> Hi!
> I#m searching for a shortcut to superscript and subscript the numbers of my paper. I have really much of these things so I need a really a keyboard shortcut to work with it. Can u tell me how it works. I use osx 10.5.2 and word 2008 at our university. It's not the same anymore than in office 2004 and i don't know how to make this shortcut in word 2008

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CyberTaz - 25 Mar 2008 17:28 GMT

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> I'm surprised this changed between Word 2004 and 2008--I have cmd-equals
> and cmd-shift-equals as shortcuts, by default.

<snip>

It hasn't changed - the same keystrokes in 2008. I think the OP must be
trying to convey something else, but the vague description leaves me at a
loss as to what that might be. Some means of automating the conversion of
existing regular numbers to sub/super?... Something pertaining to
Foot/Endnotes? I've no idea.

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mr.nixon@gmail.com - 15 May 2008 16:42 GMT

> It hasn't changed - the same keystrokes in 2008.

Would be really nice if this shortcut was consistent. In PowerPoint 08
superscript is only possible via cmd-[numberpad]+. That's really great
if you have a number pad. The laptop keyboards do not. This means in
Word it's cmd-shift-= but in PowerPoint it's cmd-fn-/ (where fn makes
some keys on the right side of the keyboard act as numberpad keys).

I see absolutely no reason why common keyboard shortcuts are that
inconsistent between Office programs. It's frustrating. As far as I
know this isn't an issue in Office for Windows.

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JE McGimpsey - 15 May 2008 17:47 GMT

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> > It hasn't changed - the same keystrokes in 2008.
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> inconsistent between Office programs. It's frustrating. As far as I
> know this isn't an issue in Office for Windows.

Yeah, that seems pretty silly. Seems even sillier that customizing
keyboard shortcuts hasn't made it to PPT.

However, there's an easy workaround that I've implemented:

1) Using the View/Customize Toolbars and Menus/Commands pane, drag the
Superscript command to the menu (I added it to the Format/Alignment menu
item, but it could be anywhere.

2) Open the System Preferences/Keyboard and Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts
pane. Click on the + button. In the Application: dropdown, scroll down
to choose "Other...", navigate to Microsoft Powerpoint.app, select it,
and click "Add". Enter "Superscript" (no quotes) in the Menu Title:
input box. Type CMD-SHIFT-+ in the Keybaord Shortcut: input box. Click
"Add".

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