Square & cubic meter signs

[Maarten]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hi

I've just started working with Excel for Mac after working on a Windows version for years.

As I recall from a Windows keyboard, it was possible to type a square meter sign (little "2") and a cubic meter sign (little "3"), but I cannot find it on my apple keyboard.

How can I insert this?

Thanks

 

[Harvey Waxman]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hi

I've just started working with Excel for Mac after working on a Windows
version for years.

As I recall from a Windows keyboard, it was possible to type a square meter
sign (little "2") and a cubic meter sign (little "3"), but I cannot find it
on my apple keyboard.

How can I insert this?

Thanks

You may find it in the Character Palette.
Preferences > International > Character palette > Input menu

Check off ˆ character palette and, ˆ 'show in menu bar'.

Then you can click the flag in the menu bar and choose Character
palette. Probably more than you want but it may be in there somewhere.

 

[Nige Danton]

The simplest: Key Shift+Command+= to turn on Superscript, type the exponent,
then do the stroke again to turn Superscript off. For digit you've already
typed, select the digit then use the keystroke.

This is such a useful short cut and one I was completely unaware of -
thanks very much for posting this.

 

[CyberTaz]

Yeah, except for the small matter of the fact that it doesn't work in Excel
2004 :-/ My Bad...

And I can find no "quick" way to apply sub/superscript. Those are about the
only formatting commands that aren't available for keyboard assignment or
toolbar button. The only option - other than the Format> Cells route -
appears to be the buttons that *do* appear in the Formatting Palette.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac