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Last updated 11/8/2011
More Help topics
“OpenType fonts” on page 322
“OpenType panel overview” on page 336
Create superscripts or subscripts in regular fonts
1 Select the type you want to change. If you don’t select any type, any new text you create will be rendered as
superscripts or subscripts.
2 Choose Superscript or Subscript from the Character panel menu. You can access the Character panel from the
Control panel.
Superscript and Subscript options in the Character panel menu
Create superscripts or subscripts in OpenType fonts
1 Select the characters you want to change to superscript or subscript. If you don’t select any text, the setting applies
to new text you create.
2 Make sure that an OpenType font is selected. One way to determine if a font is an OpenType font is to look in the
Type
> Font menu; OpenType fonts display the icon.
3 In the OpenType panel, choose an option from the Position pop-up menu:
Default Position Uses the default position for the current font.
Superscript/Superior Uses raised characters (if available in the current font).
Subscript/Inferior Uses lowered characters (if available in the current font).
Numerator Uses characters designed as fraction numerators (if available in the current font).
Denominator Uses characters designed as fraction denominators (if available in the current font).
Change the size and position of superscripts or subscripts
❖ Choose File > Document Setup, specify the following values for Superscript and Subscript, and then click OK:
• For Size, type a percentage of the font size for superscripted and subscripted text.
• For Position, type a percentage of the regular leading to specify how much the superscript and subscript text will
move.
Convert type to outlines
You can turn type into a set of compound paths, or outlines, that you can edit and manipulate as you would any other
graphic object. Type as outlines are useful for changing the look of large display type, but they are rarely useful for body
text or other type at small sizes.