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Re: Superscripts and subscripts in a text cell?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg47731] Re: Superscripts and subscripts in a text cell?
• From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 04:15:28 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
• References: <c6aem9$3h7$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi,

a) make a inline cell with Ctrl-(, type "x" Ctrl-^ "q" Ctrl-), 
b) mark the exponent with the mouse and change the font face or the
   font with the menu.

Regards
  Jens

Dave Typinski wrote:
> 
> I know I can get superscripts into in a text cell by using the Basic
> Typesetting pallette button... but how can I get subscripts in there?
> 
> The "Format -> Face" and "Format -> Choose Font" menu items seem to
> provide selection options for everything except sub- and superscripts.
> 
> I know that inside an input cell, subscripts are not symbols, but
> rather expressions.  Okay, fine.  But what of the text in a text cell?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> --
> Dave Typinski
> http://home.alltel.net/trapezium