Raising numbers in word

If you copy text from a different location, it’s likely that it will have some unwanted formatting.

If that formatting includes superscript, then you might be trying to figure out how to remove superscript in Word 2013.

Luckily adding or removing superscript are very similar processes, so you can continue reading our tutorial below and learn how to use that type of formatting or remove it from your document.

How to Undo Raised Numbers in Word 2013

1. Open your document.
2. Select the superscript text.
3. Choose the Home tab.
4. Click the Superscript button.

Our article continues below with additional information on how to remove superscript in Word, including pictures of these steps.

Is Word sometimes replacing text when you’re editing a document? Our why does it delete when I type article can show you why this happens and how to stop it.

Numbers and letters that appear smaller, and are raised above the line in a Word document, are called superscript. This formatting is common when writing math equations, and also for the formatting of ordinals like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. However, not everyone wants to use that type of notation, so you may be looking for a way to remove existing superscript from your document.

Our guide below will show you how to clear existing superscript formatting, as well as how to change the default Word 2013 settings that are often the cause of its appearance.

Google Docs has similar options. Read our how to do subscript in Google Docs guide if you want to know how to add or remove superscript and subscript in that application.

How to Remove Superscript Formatting in Word 2013 (Guide with Pictures)

The steps in this guide will show you how to select text that has superscript formatting, then remove it. The result will be text that is on the same default baseline as the rest of your text.

If you would like to prevent Word 2013 from automatically adding superscript to text that it thinks should be superscript, then we will show you how to change that option at the end of this tutorial.

Step 1: Open the document containing the superscripting that you would like to remove.

Step 2: Use your mouse to highlight the superscript text.

Step 3: Click the Home tab at the top of the window.

Step 4: Click the Superscript button in the Font section of the ribbon.

If you have a string of text containing superscript formatting, as we do in the same images above, then you can highlight all of the text, then click the Superscript button twice. The first time you click the button, all of the text will become superscript. The second time you click the button, all of the superscript formatting will be removed.

Turning Off the Word 2013 Options That Insert Raised Numbers By Default

Now that we have seen how to remove the raised number formatting that already exists, we can change the options that cause it to happen in the first place.

Step 1: Click the File tab at the top-left corner of the window.

Step 2: Click Options at the bottom of the column on the left.

Step 3: Click Proofing in the left column of the Word Options window.

Step 4: Click the AutoCorrect Options button.

Step 5: Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.

Step 6: Uncheck the box to the left of Ordinals (1st) with superscript. You can also click the box to the left of Fractions (1/2) with fraction character (1/2) to stop that formatting as well. Click the AutoFormat tab next.

Step 7: Clear the checkboxes to the left of Ordinals (1st) with superscript and (optionally) Fractions (1/2) with fraction character(1/2), then click the OK button to close and save your changes.

Now that you know the answer to how to remove superscript in Word you will be able to add or remove this formatting to a document whenever you need to.

If there is a lot more formatting that you would like to remove from your document, then it can be time consuming to remove each formatting element individually. This article – https://www.solveyourtech.com/remove-formatting-word-2013/ – will show you how to quickly clear all formatting from a text selection.

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After lowering TAB by 3pt and lowering ENTER by 5pt, here is the result. Notice how it flows more naturally.

To reposition text in relation to the baseline:

1.  Select the text.

2.  Select the Home tab.

3.  Click the launcher in the bottom-right corner of the Font group.

4.  Select the Advanced tab.

• Insert Roman numerals by typing English letters 
• Insert Roman numerals as a numbering style
• Insert Roman numerals as a page number
• Insert Roman numerals using Unicode
• Insert Roman numerals by MS Word fields

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Method 1: Insert Roman Numerals by Typing English Letters

This first method is the fastest way to insert Roman numerals. We’ll make use of the English alphabets on your keyboard that look like the Roman numbers we want.

Step 1: Open up an MS Word file. 

Step 2: Type in the Roman numeral. 

Once your document is opened, start typing the Roman numbers you need.

We’ve provided a table below that you can use to figure out the numerical counterpart.

Roman Numeral	Number
Ⅰ	1
Ⅴ	5
Ⅹ	10
Ⅼ	50
Ⅽ	100
Ⅾ	500
Ⅿ	1000

As an example, simply type MMXII from your keyboard to insert the year 2021. 

Of course, feel free to make it look more convincing by changing the font into something like Times New Roman. MMXII

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Method 2: Insert Roman Numerals as a List Style

Roman numerals are also used as a numbering system. In this method, we’ll guide you through each step on using MS Word’s Numbering Format tool to insert Roman numerals. This tool is part of the list styles of the paragraph toolbar found in the Ribbon. 

Step 1: Open up an MS Word file. 

Step 2: Go to the Home tab. 

On your MS Word window, navigate to the Home tab in the Ribbon and click on the Number Library drop-down menu.

Then, select the Roman numeral option in the selection. 

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Method 3: Insert Roman Numerals as Page Numbers

One of the most common uses of Roman numerals is to serve as page numbers. They are usually placed in appendices or introductions of a book.

In this method, we’ll walk you through the steps on how to insert Roman numerals as page numbers. 

Step 1: Open up a Word file. 

Step 2: Insert a page number. 

Go to the Insert tab and click on the Page Number drop-down menu.

Then, select Bottom of Page.

Choose one of the options under the Simple group.

For this example, we’ll use Plain Number 2. 

Step 3: Convert page number into Roman Numeral. 

You should see the page number we just inserted at the footer. By default, this should be highlighted and ready for editing. If not, select the page number to start editing. 

Now, go to the Design tab and click the Quick Parts button. On the drop-down menu, select Field…

The Field dialogue box will appear in the middle of your window.

In the Categories: drop-down menu select Numbering.

Now, select Page under the Field names: and the roman numerals under Field Properties Format. 

Click the OK button to apply changes. Otherwise, click the Cancel button. 

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Method 4: Insert Roman Numerals using Unicode

This method allows you to use unicodes to insert Roman numerals. Unicodes are the standard codes assigned to every character we use. You’ll find this method helpful, especially when you want to insert Roman numerals anywhere in your document.

Step 1: Open up a Word file. 

Step 2: Type in the Unicode. 

Type in the Unicode of the Roman numeral you want to insert. We’ve provided a list below. 

Roman Numeral	Unicode
Ⅰ	2160
Ⅴ	2164
Ⅹ	2169
Ⅼ	216C
Ⅽ	216D
Ⅾ	216E
Ⅿ	216F

For the complete list of Roman numeral Unicodes, visit this site.

After you’ve typed out the unicodes, highlight them by left-clicking your mouse and dragging it over the text.

Now, simply press and hold the ALT key for at least two seconds and then press X.

You should see the Unicodes transform into Roman numerals. 

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Method 5: Insert Roman Numerals using MS Word Fields

Step 1: Open up an MS Word file. 

Step 2: Insert a Word field. 

On your keyboard, press CTRL + F9.

Type in an equal sign then the number that you want to convert to a Roman number followed by “*Roman”.

For example, if we want to convert 2021 into a Roman numeral, we would type “=2021*Roman”.

Note that the field is highlighted and enclosed in curly braces. 

Now, press F9 to apply the formula and exit the Word field. 

This will insert the corresponding roman numeral in the document.

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Editing and Deleting Roman Numerals in MS Word 

To delete, select the Roman numerals and hit the Delete key on your keyboard. 

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You want to write numbers with powers (example: 10 to the power of 6 = 10⁶ ) on your keyboard, in Word or in another word processing software ? To do so, it will depend on the power used:

1. To make the symbol «squared» (ex: 10 squared: 10²)

To write «squared», you can press the key located just below the Esc key (the key at the top left of your keyboard), otherwise you can also press the Altkey (to the left of your Space bar) + «253«, then release the Alt key.

• Alt + 2 5 3 (Alt + 253) -> 10 to the power of 2 = 10²

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2. To make the symbol «cubed» (example: 2 cubic meters: 2m³)

To write «cube», you can press the » Alt » key (to the left of your Space bar) + » 252 «, then release the «Alt» key.

•  Alt + 2 5 2  (Alt + «252) -> 10 to the power of 3 = 10³

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3. To make the powers or exponents greater than 3 (example: 10 to the power of 4 or 10 to the power of 5 : 10 ⁴ or 10 ⁵ )

Above the power «3», there is no keyboard shortcut available, it will depend on where you want to write your power or your exponent:

• In Microsoft tools (Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc.): The easiest way is to select the figure to be superseded then to use the following keyboard shortcut : Ctrl  +  Shift ⇧ + =  (ie the key «+ =» to the left of the Return key) .
  • Example: 10 to the power of 8:
    • We write 108 , we select 8 and we do the combination  Ctrl + Shift ⇧ + =  → 10 ⁸

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• In OpenOffice : Same method but with a different combination: Select the number to put in superscript or in power then perform the key combination :  Ctrl  +  Shift ⇧ +  P 

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IMPORTANT : Note that you can also use this method to write letters by superscribing as for the abbreviations of first : 1^st or second : 2^nd . This technique works will all letters or symbols.

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Conversely, if you want to put the number or letters at the bottom, as for typical chemical formulas: H₂O, you just have to type:

• Ctrl + = in Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc…)
• Ctrl + Shift ⇧ + B in Open Office.

The other day a colleague of mine had a question about numbering. She was writing a rather long document and wanted to do (or have) few things in her document:

1. To number paragraphs automatically,

2. To start numbering from a given paragraph number.

How? It is easy. Let see how to do that.

First, let me explain a little more about Fields and associated options. There are not many of them and knowing fields better will help you creating better documents and save your time.

Here is the document and I want each article to have its own number, starting from number four (4). I also want Word to number paragraphs automatically when I copy/paste the text “Article 4” by increasing number 4 by 1 (one).

Sure, I can copy/paste the text “Article 4” and change the value manually. But what would happen if I had a hundred (200) articles and wanted to delete Article 9? I would have to correct all remaining values to correct sequence number: I would have to make 91 corrections. And I would have to do that each and every time I add or delete an article.

Imagine what would you have to do if Word was lacking its page numbering feature? I don’t want even to think about it. You would have to manually correct page numbers every time you add or delete a page. That’s exactly the same. (Believe it or not, I remember typing on a typewriter and making a mistake, adding and throwing pages away, making corrections and typing into the night…)

I can’t use Numbering feature here because the text would look like this:

Fortunately there are Fields to ease our tasks, to automate and enhance documents. There are lot of them, and and we are going to meet some. This time the ones that deal with numbering.

To have auto numbering feature automatically update a number we need to insert Field first.

1. Type a text, for example, Article, and press Space to separate the word from the field.

2. Go to Insert tab, click Quick Parts and choose Field…

This opens the Field dialog box:

This dialog box has two parts:

1. Narrower part on the left, where you choose a field from a list of available fields. On the top there is Categories pull-down menu that can help you narrow down the field list. Description is on the bottom.

2. Wider part on the right, where you can change Field Properties of the selected field.

Word 2010 has 9 field categories and 77 fields.

Click on Numbering category to filter and display fields that are related to numbering.

Take a look at the Field Names on the left. Have you noticed something familiar? No? Take look again.

AutoNum is selected and first in the list that look familiar. Click on Page field. Familiar too? Yes! These features you were using are Fields actually!

Numbering and Page Numbers are fields and we were using them without even noticing!

Like two mentioned before, you’ve heard of other well known fields: table of contents, total number of pages, outlined numbered lists, date and time, index and tables, mail merge and others. In fact, all Fields have a shared feature (guess what ): they are updated automatically!

Two examples are shown below:

Back to our Field dialog box.

On the left click ListNum. This is the field we were looking for and it has some “switches” and “levers” we can pull to make some adjustments to fit our needs.

Now you have Field Properties and Field Options. Field Codes button on bottom left is used to reveal Field Codes of the selected field. Fields are, essentially, data placeholders and Field Codes define what data fields are made of and what kind of data is filled and updated in it.

When pressed, Field Codes button changes to Hide Codes button and reveals Advanced Field Properties that displays (1) Field Codes for the field, (2) field syntax, and (3) Options… button.

Options button reveals Options dialog box specific for the chosen field where you can adjust its various options.

Dialog box on the left displays Field Option specific to ListNum field.

Different fields have different field options.

Four different Field Properties control type of numbering displayed in the document:

In combination with Level in the list Field Options, the results are as follows:

List Name	(none)	LegalDefault	NumberDefault	OutlineDefault
Level in the list=OFF	1)	1.	1)	I.
Level in the list=1	1)	1.	1)	I.
Level in the list=2	a)	1.1.	a)	A.
Level in the list=3	i)	1.1.1.	i)	1.
Level in the list=4	(1)	1.1.1.1.	(1)	a)
Level in the list=5	(a)	1.1.1.1.1.	(a)	(1)
Level in the list=6	(i)	1.1.1.1.1.1.	(i)	(a)
Level in the list=7	1.	1.1.1.1.1.1.1.	1.	(i)
Level in the list=8	a.	1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.	a.	(a)
Level in the list=9	i.	1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.	i.	(i)

If selected, fields are highlighted in gray color.

Left-click on the field you’ve just entered displays menu with two options related to field: Edit Field… and Toggle Field Codes.

Toggle Field Codes has its keyboard shortcut for faster switching between field codes and text: SHIFT+F9. When field code is shown in the document you can type directly in the field and change its values, without opening Field dialog box. That way, changing field values and adjusting it to fit your needs, is faster.

IMPORTANT: Field codes have their syntaxes. If the syntax is not correct, the field won’t update and, eventually, work. Make sure you don’t leave some extra spaces or letters after editing, and add space between brackets and text if its needed. Just make sure that the syntax is correct.

Finally, here is the option that will solve our problem: Start-at value. If you check this option and enter a number, Word starts counting from that number. It works only with positive numbers and negative numbers don’t have any effect.

If you have not typed any text yet, take a look at my post about generating dummy text.

1. Generate some text to practice if you want to, but you don’t need any. It works fine on blank page, too.

2. Type a text before a paragraph, for example, Article, and press Space to separate the word from the field.

3. Go to Insert tab, click Quick Parts and click Field…

4. On the left, in Categories pull-down menu, click Numbering.

5. Under Field Names, click ListNum.

6. In the middle, under ListName, click LegalDefault.

7. On the right, under Field Options, select Start-at value: checkbox and type value 4 in the space provided.

8. Click OK.

There it is! You have created a field with an automatic numbering feature turned on. Now, if you click onto number 4 it will be highlighted grey. Press SHIFT+F9 and Word will reveal field codes for the selected field. It looks like this: Article { LISTNUM  LegalDefault s 4 }

Press SHIFT+F9 again and it will switch back to Article 4. text.

Wait! Just few steps more and we’re done:

1. Select Article 4. text and copy it to clipboard (CTRL+C, for example).

2. Paste it in the next line or before some other paragraph, if you practice on text (CTRL+V).

3. Click on number 4 in “Article 4.” text

4. Right-click on Field and click Edit Field…

5. Un-check Start-at value checkbox.

6. Click OK.

What happened? It displays “Article 5.” now!

Now you can select “Article 5.” text and paste it around as many times as you want. Each time you paste it, it will increase its number by 1. If you delete any field(s) or add field(s), Word will update its number. You don’t have to update manually article numbers anymore because Word and fields are doing it for you.

If you want to break the sequence and start at different number just repeat what you have done before (steps 2. to 8.) and Word will start numbering from the number you typed in.

Take a look at other fields, you might find something useful to use at your workplace.

Good luck!