How do you type "x squared" as in mathematics using word?

[Surfer]

Hello all. Pls help: is there anyone out there who can tell me how to type x
squared in the form of a mathematical equation, using MS Vista Word?
Thanks

 

[Pat Garard]

G'Day Surfer,

You do not tell us what version of Word...

For now type (say) ax2+bx+c ...

Select the '2'.

Format>Font
__select 'Superscript' ... OK.

All done!

Be aware that Word has an excellent equation editor for more complex formulae.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Or, hold down the Alt key and type 0178 on the numeric keypad for ² or 0179
for ³. Type 0176 for °

To get a complete list of the symbols that can be created in this way, run a
macro containing the following code:

' Macro created 12-08-98 by Doug Robbins to list symbols that can be
inserted via Alt+keypad
'
ActiveDocument.Tables.Add Range:=Selection.Range, NumRows:=1,
NumColumns:=3
Selection.TypeText Text:="Alt + Numeric Keypad"
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.TypeText Text:="Normal Font"
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.TypeText Text:="Symbol Font"
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Symbol = 33
While Symbol < 256
Selection.TypeText Text:="0" & LTrim$(Str$(Symbol))
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
With Selection
.InsertSymbol CharacterNumber:=Symbol, Font:="Normal",
Unicode:=False
End With
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
With Selection
.InsertSymbol CharacterNumber:=Symbol, Font:="Symbol",
Unicode:=False
End With
Symbol = Symbol + 1
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Wend


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As Doug suggests, there are font characters for superscript 2 and 3 (and
higher numbers in some fonts); for other numbers, select the number and
press Ctrl+Shift+= to apply the Superscript font property.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org