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How can I write "m squared" in numerical format in Excel and Word 2007?

Anonymous
2012-03-05T16:14:44+00:00

Original Title:"Square meters"

How do you write the small 2 when writing m2 as in square meters in MS Excel & Word?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-03-05T17:06:33+00:00

    Mark wrote:

    Thank you, I am using a Dell laptop so it is a normal Qwerty keyboard... when I push ctrl+shift+f it does bring up the formatting but this seems to be just to format the font?

    I also have a Dell laptop -- albeit it an old one.  It has a Num Lk key, and the "numeric keypad" is blue-Fn functions overlaying the QWERTY keys 7 through 0, U through O, J through L, and M.  (Some additional "numeric keypad" functions are also provided.  Mine keyboard is so worn that I can no longer read them.)

    As for ctrl+shift+F....  As I noted, that it is for XL2007 and later.  It does not open a Format Cells menu in XL2003, which you indicated you use in the "applies to" information in your original posting.

    For XL2003, follow my instructions as I wrote them, to wit:  type "m2", highlight 2 in the Formula Bar and for XL2003, click on Format, then Cells and select Superscript, then press Enter.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-03-05T16:18:55+00:00

    Hi,

    ALT+0178

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-03-05T16:31:32+00:00

    Hi, first you type m then holding the ALT key in the number keyboard press 0178

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-03-05T16:40:28+00:00

    Hi, it should are you typing the 0 in front of 178, what happens if holding the ALT key you type 0178

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-03-05T16:27:21+00:00

    Please explain... must you write the m2 and then push Alt 0178? it doesn't seem to be working

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