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There are two ways to raise or lower text in relation to adjacent text:

• Make characters superscript or subscript: This moves the characters higher or lower and makes them smaller, which is useful for adding copyright or trademark symbols, for example.

• Adjust the baseline shift: This lets you fine-tune text placement without changing text size.

Make characters superscript or subscript

1. Select the characters you want to raise or lower.

2. In the Format  sidebar, click the Style button near the top.

   If the text is in a text box, table or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.

3. In the Font section, click , click the Baseline pop-up menu, then choose Superscript or Subscript.

   

4. If you want to continue typing regular text right after the superscript or subscript, click directly after the superscript or subscript character, click in the sidebar, click the Baseline pop-up menu, then choose Default.

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to quickly apply superscript or subscript to selected text. For superscript, press Control-Shift-Command-Plus Sign (+). For subscript, press Control-Command-Minus Sign (-).

Raise and lower text without changing its size

If you want to make text higher or lower than the text next to it without changing its size, adjust its baseline shift.

1. Select the characters you want to raise or lower.

2. In the Format  sidebar, click the Style button near the top.

   If the text is in a text box, table or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.

3. In the Font section, click , then click the arrows next to the Baseline Shift value to raise or lower the selected text.

   

Make numerical suffixes superscript as you type

You can set Pages to make numerical suffixes (such as st and nd) superscript as you type.

1. Choose Pages > Settings (from the Pages menu at the top of your screen).

2. Click Auto-Correction at the top of the settings window.

3. In the Formatting section, select the “Superscript numerical suffixes” tickbox.

Add buttons for superscript and subscript to the toolbar

You can add buttons to the toolbar to quickly apply superscript and subscript to selected text.

1. Choose View > Customise Toolbar (from the View menu at the top of your screen).

   Note: The View menu in the Pages toolbar doesn’t have this option.

2. Drag the Superscript and Subscript buttons to the toolbar.

3. Click Done.

To remove the buttons, choose View > Customise Toolbar, then drag the buttons away from the toolbar until they disappear.

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