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Old 10-24-1999, 08:12 PM
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Is there a way w/HTML or UBB code to get superscript or subscript?
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Old 10-24-1999, 10:52 PM
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< sup > < /sup > and < sub > < /sub >

TextSuperscript

TextSubscript

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I before E except after C. We live in a weird society!
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Old 10-25-1999, 07:11 AM
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testing:

x2[sub]1[/sup]
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Old 10-25-1999, 07:11 AM
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Hmmm... Now trying with the subscripts first, then the superscripts.

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Old 10-25-1999, 07:54 AM
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Thanks, DW3.
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Old 10-29-1999, 11:20 PM
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C6H12O6: Glucose
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Old 10-29-1999, 11:20 PM
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Uh-oh. What'd I miss?
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Old 10-29-1999, 11:32 PM
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SanibelMan,

Use < > not [ ]

&ltsup&gt&lt/sup&gt and &ltsub&gt&lt/sub&gt

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Old 10-30-1999, 11:59 AM
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I can't even get the cents sign to work
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Old 10-30-1999, 02:08 PM
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Old 10-31-1999, 12:12 AM
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Old 11-03-1999, 11:23 PM
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oooooooooooooooooooooooooo[sup]o</sup >ooooooooo
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Old 11-03-1999, 11:25 PM
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**************************[sup]*</sup >***************************[sup]*</s up>***************************[sup]*< /sup>*********
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Old 11-03-1999, 11:28 PM
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Old 11-04-1999, 03:47 PM
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ei<font face="Symbol">p</font> + 1 = 0
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Old 11-04-1999, 09:30 PM
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Well, then, I can only say one thing about all this, and it's <font face="arial,helvetica" color="#4000A0" size="+2">YIPPEE</font> and <font face="arial,helvetica" color="#4000A0" size="+2">YAHOO</font> ... but that's just one man's opinion.
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Old 11-04-1999, 09:33 PM
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<table border="2" cellpadding="18" cellspacing="1" width="100%">Actually, now that I think about it, that was <font face="arial,helvetica" color="#4040FF">two</font> things. Sorry.</table>

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Old 11-04-1999, 09:36 PM
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<table border="2" cellpadding="18" cellspacing="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#A0E0A0">Am I being <font face="arial,helvetica" color="#4040FF">annoying</font> with this mischief? Again, I'm sorry.</table>

Well, not that sorry. Nyah hah hah.
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Old 04-26-2000, 07:20 AM
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SUM&lt;sub&gt;i=1&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;k&lt;\sup&gt; p&lt;sub&gt;k&lt;\sub&gt;n&lt;sub&gt;k&lt;\sub&gt;
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Old 04-26-2000, 07:22 AM
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SUMi=1[sup]k[\sup] p[sub]k[\sub]n[sub]k[\sub]
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Old 04-26-2000, 07:24 AM
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SUMi=1k pknk
SUMi=1k pknk
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Old 04-26-2000, 07:27 AM
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SUM&lt;sub&gt;i=1&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;k&lt;/sup&gt; p&lt;sub&gt;k&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;n&lt;sub&gt;k&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
SUM&lt;sub&gt;i=1&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;k&lt;/sup&gt; p&lt;sub&gt;k&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;n&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;k&lt;/sub&gt;
PROD (n&lt;sub&gt;k&lt;\sub&gt; + 1)
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Old 04-26-2000, 07:31 AM
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SUM&lt;sub&gt;i=1&lt;/sub&gt;
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Old 04-26-2000, 07:33 AM
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Uhhh... HTML's been disabled since then.
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Old 04-26-2000, 07:37 AM
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And I was just about to post a "I have to go to work, if anyone can tell me why this isn't working I'll be eternally grateful" message...

Thanks! Let's see if I can think of a workaround after I have a bit more coffee.
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