List of All Current Scholarships for International Students - Updated Daily - Apply Today! Click Here!.How to Superscript and Subscript (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)Ĭontrol Keys in Computer A-Z ➨ Control Key Shortcuts » Computer Shortcut Keys and Their Functions » Keyboard Function Keys Press the shortcut once to activate the subscript, type the character you want and press the shortcut again to deactivate. X₂ is called subscript, the keyboard shortcut to activate is Ctrl + = (Press and hold Ctrl and press the equal = sign, at the same time).