This entry was posted in Design, Usage on Decemby Wayne. If you'll be printing the document, the box doesn't print so you can leave it that way. Press F9 to collapse the field and change to the field's results. You should replace the 1 and 2 with the digits you want superscripted and subscripted, respectively. Type 'eq \a (1,2)' (without the quote marks). If you do that in Word and change from Linear to Professional format, you get the subscript and a box for entering a left super script. This inserts a pair of field braces within your document. Superscript and Subscript are two of the options. The Text Effects occupy the lower half of the box. Legal writers should not unthinkingly accept all Word defaults. According to UTN28 Plain Text Math v3, you can enter a left subscript without a base character by typing a space after it. Click the launcher icon in the bottom-right corner of the Font group. The subscript operator must be a nonstatic member function that takes a single argument. I don’t consider superscript ordinals a glaring mistake. The subscript operator ( ), like the function-call operator, is considered a binary operator. Uncheck the “Ordinals (1st) with superscript” box Here’s how:Ĭlick on the “AutoCorrect Options” buttonĬlick on the “AutoFormat As You Type” tab Superscript and Subscript are two of the options. Making Text Superscript or Subscript Choose Format - Character - Position, and then select Superscript or Subscript. So why do many legal documents use superscript ordinals? Because Microsoft Word comes with a default auto-correct setting that automatically converts ordinals to superscript ordinals.īut legal writers shouldn’t accept the Word default for ordinals. Click the launcher icon in the bottom-right corner of the Font group. When you shrink the letters and elevate them, they’re called superscript ordinals: 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, and 4 th.) (Background: numbers that have the additional letters, like st, nd, rd, and th are called ordinals: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In legal writing, we don’t use superscript ordinals.
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