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Special Characters

Special characters need special attention. Oftentimes copy is received with substitutions com monly made for the registration and copyright symbols. These substitutions must be identified and corrected:

(R) substituted for ® (C) substituted for ©

Superscripts and Subscripts

The proper formatting of these terms is imperative.

Superscripts and subscripts are also known respectively as superiors and inferiors. These special characters are usually found in techni cal documents—therefore careful scrutiny is required to ensure that they are properly formatted. Particular attention must be taken for terms with superscripts: E = mc 2 The number 2 in this physics equation is a superscript .

...and for terms which include subscripts:

H 2 O The number 2 in this chemical term is a subscript .

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