> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenward Vaughan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 06,2000 1:32 PM
> To: Martijn Brouwer; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: sub/superscipts
>
> On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 09:16:53PM +0200, Martijn Brouwer wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Is there an other way to insert sub/superscipts than going into math
> mode?
> > I would like to enter chemical formulas in plain text and text mode in
> math
> > is quite cumbersome.
>
> Hmm... I actually find it quite usable as is. I do Not write the entire
> formula in math mode, opting instead to use that only for the
> super/subscripts. It helps to learn the shortcut keys for this (ctrl-m to
> enter math mode, cap (^) to go superscript, and underline to go subscript.
>
> You need to hit the space bar to exit either. In this fashion you don't
> have
> to worry about the italicizing of the letters in math mode.
>
> I found after practicing on one or two equations that it worked quite
> smoothly for me.
>
> Nice thing about the editor is that isotopic symbols are properly set up
> (mass over charge) (you might need spaces in one or the other to line them
> up nicely if you get picky about it.. :).
>
> HTH,
>
> Kenward Vaughan
> Chemistry
> Bakersfield College
> (Thankfully off for the summer! ;-)
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> I was just needing the subscript today also and found out to put it in
> type $^j$ and highlight it and click on TEX to make it so. or you would
> use $_j$ for subscript. If you want multiple letters subscripted, enclose
> them in curly braces. ie. P$_{isip}$
Jeff Fleming
