Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 9, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Harvey noticed that when he is typing along in Word, he can create a registered trademark symbol (circled R) by typing (r). It is AutoCorrect that takes care of this change, but the resulting symbol is not superscripted as Harvey wants it to be.
You can easily correct this problem by simply changing the AutoCorrect entry to a formatted entry. Follow these steps:
Figure 1. The AutoCorrect tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.
Now, when you type (r), the characters will be replaced with a superscripted registered trademark symbol.
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2017-06-20 06:35:23
sudhira
hello,
I tried following these steps in Autocorrect, and i could see in the box it did replace the ® with a superscripted ®... just like here! here it works!! but in my Word document that i'm trying to make it's not superscripting it, it's exactly the same... the symbol, but the same font size at the word and right next to it. the control-shift-+ combination doesn't seem to do anything, 've just been opening autocorrect from the tools menu...
could this be because i'm using Mac?
thanks
SUdhira
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