Creating a Proper Registered Trademark Symbol

Harvey noticed that when he is typing along in Word, he can create a registered trademark symbol (circled R) by typing (r). It is AutoCorrect that takes care of this change, but the resulting symbol is not superscripted as Harvey wants it to be.

You can easily correct this problem by simply changing the AutoCorrect entry to a formatted entry. Follow these steps:

1. Highlight the registered trademark symbol that is results when you type (r).
2. Press Ctrl+Shift++ (that's Ctrl, Shift, and the plus sign). The symbol is superscripted, and it should still be selected.
3. Click the Office button and then click Word Options. Word displays the Word Options dialog box.
4. At the left side of the dialog box click Proofing.
5. Click the AutoCorrect Options button. Word displays the AutoCorrect tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
6. In the Replace box, type (r). The With box should already be filled in with the registered trademark symbol if you had it selected in step 1.
7. Make sure the Formatted Text option is selected.
8. Click Replace. Word asks you if you want to replace the existing AutoCorrect definition.
9. Click Yes. The old definition is replaced.
10. Click OK to close the dialog box.

Now, when you type (r), the characters will be replaced with a superscripted registered trademark symbol.