Microsoft KB Archive/49300

Preventing Superscript/Subscript from Changing Font Size

PSS ID Number: Q49300 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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When adding the default commands for superscript and subscript formatting to a menu using the Commands command from the Tools menu (or the Edit menu in Word 4.0), a font size reduction occurs when applying this formatting. This feature is by design of the program, and is intended to address the most common use of subscript and superscript formatting.

If superscript and subscript formatting are added to a menu by typing the following

OPTION+COMMAND+=

and then choosing the superscript and subscript character styles from the Character option under the Format menu, a font size reduction will not occur after applying the formatting.

Once the superscript and subscript formats are added to a menu with the second method, they are listed in the Commands dialog box as well. This behavior may cause confusion because there is currently no way to tell whether or not the formatting will reduce font size without actually selecting the format.

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