May 8, 2016 - Each text editing application invokes superscripts/subscripts in its own way. In Steven's answer, he shows the way to invoke it in Text Edit. In Microsoft Word, you.
Before you add a trademark symbol to any word, slogan, phrase or logo using a superscript, you must understand proper trademark use as improper use can lead to legal liability. Before you begin, determine if your trademark has been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, and determine if your registration has received an official determination from the USPTO.
The TM and SM Superscripts
The TM and SM superscripts can be used with any mark regardless of whether your mark is registered with the USPTO. TM stands for trademark and SM stands for servicemark. Although the terms are used interchangeably, many parties opt to use the TM superscript even when technically designating a servicemark. The TM and SM superscripts must be used if your trademark is registered with a state trademark agency or not registered at all, as use of the ® symbol is restricted.
The ® Symbol
Unlike the SM and TM symbols, the ® symbol is reserved only for marks that have been registered with the USPTO. Additionally, the ® symbol may not be used while your trademark application is pending with the USPTO, but only after you have been granted a successful certificate of registration. Finally, after being granted registration you may only use the ® symbol with regard to the products and services you've identified on your trademark application.
Creating Superscripts in Windows
The ® symbol may be used simply by copying and pasting it from your computer's web browser. In order to create the ® symbol in superscript on a Windows computer, you must turn on number-lock, hold down the ALT button and type the code 0174 on the number pad to the right of the standard keyboard keys. To create the TM superscript follow the exact same process but type the code 0153.
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Creating Superscripts on a Mac
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In order to make the ® symbol superscript on a Mac, use the Option Key + R. For the TM superscript, use the Option Key + 0153. Alternatively, you may also copy and paste the appropriate text from a third party or use the Mac keyboard application viewer to select the appropriate characters.
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From chemical formulas to product names, subscripts form part of the text in many business documents. To create documentation, product information sheets and correspondence with subscripts, you can use software that's provided with the Mac OS, purchased for office use or downloaded free of charge as an open source product. Each of these options offers advantages ranging from simplicity to flexibility, but all enable you to conveniently add subscripts to your text.
TextEdit
1.Open the 'Applications' folder and double-click on the 'TextEdit.app' listing. The application launches, opening with a new document window.
2.Type your text. Select one or more adjacent characters to turn into subscripts.
3.From the TextEdit menu, choose 'Format | Font | Baseline | Subscript.' TextEdit lowers the position of the selected text.
LibreOffice, NeoOffice, OpenOffice
1.Launch your favorite office suite by double-clicking on its icon in the Applications folder. Create a new text document. OpenOffice and NeoOffice launch with a document-type selection screen on which you can click to select the file type. In LibreOffice, open the 'File' menu, navigate to the 'New' submenu, and choose 'Text Document.'
2.Type your text. Select a character or multiple adjacent characters that require subscripting.
3.Open the 'Format' menu and choose 'Character.' Click on the 'Position' tab at the top of the Character dialog box.
4.Activate the 'Subscript' radio button. To fine-tune the size of your subscript, click on the 'Up' or 'Down' arrow next to the Relative Font Size entry field, or replace the '58%' default value by typing in a new value. Override the default positioning by unchecking the 'Automatic' option and using the size adjustment arrows or typing in a new value to replace the '33%' default.
5.Click on the 'OK' button at the bottom of the Character dialog box to apply your subscript. If you overrode the defaults and don't like your results, reopen the 'Character' dialog box and adjust your size and positioning parameters.
Microsoft Word
1.Launch Microsoft Word by clicking on its icon in the dock. Type your text into the new document that opens.
2.Select one or more contiguous characters to subscript. Press 'Cmd' and '=' together to apply the default subscript formatting.
3.Apply subscript formatting from the Microsoft Word ribbon by clicking on the 'Home' tab and navigating to the 'Font' section. Click on the subscript icon, which is a capital 'A' followed by a subscripted '2.'
4.Press 'Cmd-D' or open the 'Format' menu and choose 'Font' to open the Character dialog box and apply your subscripting. Click on the 'Subscript' check box in the Effects section of the dialog box. Click on the 'OK' button to apply your formatting.
Tips
- If you press 'Cmd-T' to open the Fonts dialog box in TextEdit, you can style your text by setting its typeface, style, size and color, and applying underline, strike-through and configurable shadow. Your subscripted text remains in its lowered position when you change these attributes.
- TextEdit's subscripts don't change size when you create them. If you reduce the size of the subscripted character to make it look like a conventional subscript, its position shifts.
- Use large enough type to make your subscripts readable if you're using an open-source word processor or Microsoft Word, all of which reduce the size of subscripts.
Warning
- If you subscript the last character in a range of text and begin typing again, the newly added text will appear in subscript format.
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Elizabeth Mott has been a writer since 1983. Mott has extensive experience writing advertising copy for everything from kitchen appliances and financial services to education and tourism. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English from Indiana State University.
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Mott, Elizabeth. 'How to Type Subscripts on a Mac.' Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/type-subscripts-mac-49456.html. Accessed 26 November 2019.
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