How to write a subscript with your keyboard (small number below your text)

1. Write in subscript in Microsoft tools: Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc ...

• The easiest way is to select the number or letter to be subscripted then to use the following keyboard shortcut : Ctrl + =  (ie the "+ =" key to the left of the Return key) .
  • Example: H₂O
    • Write H20, select the "2"and make the combination "  Ctrl + =  --> H₂O

2. Write in subscript In Open Office

• The simplest is to select the number or the letter to be subscripted then to use the following keyboard shortcut :  Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + B (i.e. : Ctrl + Shift + B)
  • Example: H₂O
    • We write H20 , we select the 2 and we do the combination:  Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + B --> H₂O

Bonus: put a number or a symbol in superscript

Conversely, to put a number or a symbol in superscript (example: Fe²⁺ ), we will use the combination:

• Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + =  in Microsoft tools (Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)
• Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + P in Open Office