Maybe they used a tiny font for the sub or superscript (yes, I’ve seen it…) The end result is the same - the document is peppered with measurements and formulae that should include proper superscripts or subscripts. Perhaps the author didn’t know how to create a subscript ( Ctrl+=) or superscript ( Ctrl+Shift+=) easily, or they thought it didn’t matter, or perhaps they thought the editor would sort it out. Here’s a trick that’s been around since at least Word 6.0! It works in Word 2003, 20, even though this Microsoft Support article might make you think that it only works up to Word 97.ĭid you know that you can do a find for something like H2O and replace it with H 2O? Let’s assume you are writing or editing a scientific document and there are many instances of H2O, CO2, H2SO4, m3 (cubic metres) etc.
