Subscript/superscript without using math mode or TeX code box, in LyX?

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Is it possible to use subscript and superscript in LyX without entering into math mode or inserting TeX code? For example, can I get H2O to be displayed properly without \ce{H_{2}O} or Tex code box with \textsuperscript{th} etc.?

H\textsubscript{2}O, but I'm not sure it's easier than \ce{H2O} — egreg, Dec 02 '15 at 17:06
@egreg H\textsubscript{2}O gives "Undefined control sequence". (and I updated the question in the context of LyX) — Sparkler, Dec 02 '15 at 17:09
@Sparkler it would be defined with a current version of latex (or use fixltx2e.sty for older releases) — David Carlisle, Dec 02 '15 at 17:12
My answer to this would be "No", and that makes this a feature request on the LyX side, and not (La)TeX-related. — Werner, Dec 02 '15 at 17:31
@Werner I wasn't sure LyX didn't have a wysiwyg wrapper around sup/sub script. — Sparkler, Dec 02 '15 at 17:35
Just out of curiosity: What's so onerous about having to type \ce{H_{2}O}? — Mico, Dec 03 '15 at 01:27
@Sparkler \ce{H2O} is the correct notation for the mhchem package in LaTeX I don't use LyX, but I would assume it's correct there to. — PTNobel, Dec 04 '15 at 03:59
@PTNobel this is not always comfortable. For example if you have want to bold/italicize/etc. you'd have to treat the text and the math separately. In the posted answer text formatting works the same! — Sparkler, Dec 04 '15 at 04:07

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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Type 'H', then Insert > Formatting > Subscript, then press the right arrow (this gets you out of the subscript), then type '0'.

You can assign this operation to a key shortcut such as [Ctrl]+[,] using script-insert subscript (see also: lyx shortcut for superscript and subscript).

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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answered Dec 03 '15 at 01:23

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Subscript/superscript without using math mode or TeX code box, in LyX?

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