Create subscript box by keyboard

Chihiro Kuraya

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Sep 1, 2004, 2:04:42 AM9/1/04

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Hi,

I would like to know how to create subscript box in notebook
by only keyboard without clicking palettes by mouse.

Subscript is often used when writing textbook,
so I tired with clicking palettes again and again ...

Thank you.
Chihiro Kuraya
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Jens-Peer Kuska

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Sep 2, 2004, 4:37:27 AM9/2/04

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Hi,

a) there is an extensive online help how to create 2d input
b) Subscript[x,n] is created with
"x" Ctrl-Key and Underscore "_" "n"

Regards
Jens

Chihiro Kuraya

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Sep 2, 2004, 4:41:03 AM9/2/04

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Hi,

> I would like to know how to create subscript box in notebook
> by only keyboard without clicking palettes by mouse.

Sorry, I found the shortcut Ctrl+_ for subscript box
from the menu [Edit]-[Expression Input].

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DrBob

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Sep 2, 2004, 4:44:09 AM9/2/04

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If you want Subscript[x,y], enter x Ctrl-_ y.

Bobby

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 01:49:40 -0400 (EDT), Chihiro Kuraya <rx...@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would like to know how to create subscript box in notebook
> by only keyboard without clicking palettes by mouse.
>

> Subscript is often used when writing textbook,
> so I tired with clicking palettes again and again ...
>
> Thank you.
> Chihiro Kuraya
> __________________________________________________
> GANBARE! NIPPON!
> Yahoo! JAPAN JOC OFFICIAL INTERNET PORTAL SITE
> http://mail.ganbare-nippon.yahoo.co.jp/
>
>
>

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David Park

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Sep 2, 2004, 4:47:13 AM9/2/04

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Chihiro,

To enter x with a subscript i just type: x Ctrl _ i Ctrl space. Where _ is
the underscore character above the minus sign on the keyboard. Ctrl space
moves you out of the subscript box, or you can use the arrow key ->.

There are many other box structures that are entered with the Ctrl
character. For example powers can be entered by, for example, x Ctrl ^ 2
Ctrl space. Check out section 1.1.7 in The Book, although I notice they
don't mention subscripts there.

You can also look up SubscriptBox in the Help browser.

If you do a lot with subscripts and run into problems you may want to check
out the SubscriptSymbols package on MathSource at the WRI site.

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Bill Rowe

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Sep 2, 2004, 5:01:46 AM9/2/04

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On 9/1/04 at 1:49 AM, rx...@yahoo.co.jp (Chihiro Kuraya) wrote:

>I would like to know how to create subscript box in notebook by
>only keyboard without clicking palettes by mouse.

With Mathematica 5.0 running on MacOS 10.3.5 I do this using cntrol-shift-minus. That is the control key, shift key and key just right of the 0 key at the same time. This generates a subscript box into which you can type a subscript. Exiting the subscript box is done with contol-shift-space.

I believe the same keystrokes can be used to achieve the same effect with versions 3.0 and later of Mathematica (I didn't test this). I don't know if the keystrokes to do this vary between platforms.
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