You can change the position and appearance of characters by displaying them as subscript or superscript, which is useful in drawings with scientific notations. If you select an OpenType font that supports subscript and superscript, you can apply the OpenType feature. However, if you select a font, including an OpenType font, that does not support subscript and superscript, you can apply a synthesized version of the character, which CorelDRAW produces by altering the characteristics of the default font character. For more information, see OpenType features.
Artistic text with superscript (1) and subscript (2) applied
You can also add underlines, strikethrough lines, and overlines to selected characters.
If you want to reuse the formatting of selected text, you can use styles or copy the text attributes and apply them to another text selection. For more information, see Styles and style sets and Copy object properties, transformations, and effects.
| To insert superscript or subscript text |
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| 1 . | Using the Text tool  , select a character or a block of text. |
If the Properties docker is not open, click Window  Dockers Properties. |
| 2 . | In the Properties docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options. |
| 3 . | In the Character area of the Properties docker, click the Position button, and choose one of the following options. |
| • | None — turns off all the features in the list |
| • | Superscript (auto) — applies the OpenType feature if the font supports it, or applies a synthesized version if the font does not support superscript |
| • | Subscript (auto) — applies the OpenType feature if the font supports it, or applies a synthesized version if the font does not support subscript |
| • | Superscript (synthesized) — applies a synthesized version of the superscript feature, which looks the same as in previous versions of CorelDRAW |
| • | Subscript (synthesized) — applies a synthesized version of the subscript feature, which looks the same as in previous versions of CorelDRAW |
Some OpenType fonts may appear to support features that are unsupported. For example, Superscript and Subscript options may appear available, but are not. If you apply one of these OpenType fonts, CorelDRAW cannot provide a synthesized version of Superscript and Subscript.
| To underline, overline, or strikethrough text |
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| 1 . | Using the Text tool , select a character or a block of text. |
| If the Properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Properties. |
| 2 . | In the Properties docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options. |
| 3 . | In the Character area of the Properties docker, click the arrow button  located at the bottom of Character area to display the additional character options. |
| 4 . | Perform one or more tasks from the following table. |
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Click the Underline button
 and choose a style from the list box. |
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Choose a style from the Character strikethrough list box.
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Choose a style from the Character overline list box.
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The features documented in the Help are available in the full version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019. Some features may not be available in this version of the product.
