Mac OS X: Write high numbers
Read how to write high scores on your Mac in this practical tip.
Write a number on Mac
Mac OS X is cumbersome to write up numbers. Only a few programs recognize the combination of circumflex and number as a power. We will tell you in the next steps how to set this shortcut globally for Mac software.
- First open the system settings and switch to the "Input sources" tab in the "Keyboard" menu. Place a checkmark next to "Show input sources in the menu bar". (see gallery)
- Go to the "Text" tab and tap the "+".
- In the left column, enter a circumflex and the high number, ie "^ 3" for "³".
- Now navigate to the character overview. You can find this in your menu bar between WiFi and battery indicator. Click on it and choose "Show Character Map".
- In the new window, type in "Search" the term "Superscript". Different numbers appear under the search results.
- Then click in the system settings on the already known tab "Text" in the right column next to the combination of circumflex and number you just entered.
- Drag the appropriate number from the character overview into the right column by clicking on it, holding the cursor down and moving the mouse into the right column.
- Repeat the previous steps to set up additional shortcuts for promotions.
- If you then press circumflex, number, and the space bar in succession, you are writing an integer on Mac.
Write extrapolations in Mac for other programs
Software like Microsoft Word does not work with the Mac internal shortcuts.
- We'll tell you how to add numbers in Word in another article about adding numbers in Word.
- Another practical tip will tell you how to set up numbers in OpenOffice.
If you also need the symbol for the number Pi, we will show you in the next article how to write the Pi symbol on Mac.
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This menu contains the settings for the high numbers.
Enter "^" + number in the left column.
Here you will find the overview of symbols.
Enter "Superscript" in the search bar.
