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1912524 - How to add subscripts or superscripts to text in Crystal Reports?

Symptom

  • How to type superscript or subscript?
  • When adding HTML tags, or RTF tags to subscript or superscript text, it does not work in Crystal Reports.
  • How to add superscript or subscript to text on a report in Crystal Reports?

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020

Cause

  • Crystal Reports does not have a functionality to add subscript or superscript to text.
  • Also, Crystal Reports does not support the HTML tags, and RTF tags for superscript and subscript.

Resolution

  • To workaround this limitation, use multiple text objects to create the appearance of subscript or sperscript;
        
    1. Insert a Text Object with the text to use for the subscript or superscript.
           
    2. Reduce the font size and place it beside the original number or text.
         
      To make the text look like a subscript, insert the text object lower, and for superscript, insert the text object higher than the other text object.   

Keywords

cr, sub script super supper supperscritp , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020