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What are the keyboard shortcuts for superscripts and subscripts in excel?

Anonymous
2014-11-12T21:41:48+00:00

I was looking up the shortcuts for superscripts and subscripts the other night and found out that control shift + will make something become a superscript, but only if you are highlighting something in a graph. I could not get the subscript key combination to work though. Is there a key combination that will make something superscripted or subscripted in all situations, such as when something is in a data box in excel?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-11-13T14:29:42+00:00

    Hello Chris,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.

    Let me assist you with Excel superscripts and subscripts key board shortcuts.

    You may try the following key board shortcuts and check if it helps.

    • For superscript, select the text or number that you want, and then press Ctrl, Shift, and the Plus sign (+) at the same time.

    • For subscript, select the text or number that you want, and then press Ctrl and the Equal sign (=) at the same time.

    You may also refer to the following link which discusses about the similar issue and check if it helps.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2007-excel/how-to-create-custom-keyboard-shortcuts/9726911c-b74b-4c07-b531-ce940582911f

    I hope the above information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance.

    Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-14T09:58:12+00:00

    Dear Raju S DAs,

    The shortcuts that you have described above work in Microsoft word, but not in Excel. Are there any shortcuts that can format the text as Subscript or Superscript in a cell in Excel?

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