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Gord Dibben
 
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Default how do you type squares or "to the power" in excel??

Use ALT + 0178 on the numpad for squared(superscript 2).

ALT + 0179 for cubed.

You can set up a Custom Format for this is you have a great whack to do.

FormatCellsNumberCustom

Enter ### then hit ALT + 0178


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:33:03 -0800, Hyperyoda
wrote:

this may seem a silly question, but how do you type powers in excel?
i.e. numbers to the power of something.

e.g. in WORD, you can type numbers to the power of something by pressing
"ctrl + shift + ="
to allow you to type things like the "th" on the "5th" of january, the same
thing can be used to type 7 squared - e.g. allowing me to type a small number
"2" top right of the 7.
how can you do this is excel 2003?
is it possible?
(i require this for use in a title - not an equation...)

many thanks if anyone knows.