A guide on using subsripts and other features.

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A guide on using subscripts and other features in text on Physics Forums highlights the availability of various built-in features beyond LaTeX, primarily through standard BBCode. Users can find comprehensive resources linked in the discussion, including guides on LaTeX symbols and BBCode usage. Subscripts and superscripts can be easily implemented using specific commands, such as [sub] for subscripts and [sup] for superscripts, which are useful for mathematical expressions. The conversation also touches on the connection between these features and mathematical notation, confirming that they can enhance text formatting in mathematical contexts. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the accessibility of these formatting tools for users.
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is there a guide on how to use other built in features in the text in pf?
i mean besides latex.

thanks in advance.
 
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There are loads of them. You just need to know where to find them. Usually they can be located in the first post in a pinned thread about LaTeX:

https://www.physicsforums.com/misc/howtolatex.pdf
http://amath.colorado.edu/documentation/LaTeX/Symbols.pdf
http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~dunbar/docs/amsldoc.pdf

Enjoy :D

Edit: I just read your question again. oops

Well most of it is standard BBCode:

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/faq.php?mode=bbcode (most of that work)

The there is the super- and subscripts [ sub]text[ /sub] and [sup ]text [/sup ] (Whichout the spaces)
 
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do you know of any commands which are related to math?, i.e I've seen already someone using subscripts for x^2 and other neat stuff, which are built in.
 
x [ sup ] 2 [ /sup ] maybe? x2 Yep works :smile:, without the spaces of course.
 
is this the only feature with supscripts which has any connection to maths?
 

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