Superscript and subscript missing when copy pasted from Google Docs

[chuckchuck]

Hi. Hopefully, someone can help me with this. I'm working on a project with multiple citations/references, and when I copy-paste the text from Google Docs into Illustrator, the superscript and subscript formats don't work, so I had to manually change those back. Is there a way to preserve the superscript and subscript formats when copy-pasting into Illustrator? Thanks! 

[Monika Gause]

First saving to RTF or DOC and then placing that is not an option?

[chuckchuck]

Hi. Thank you for your reply but saving to RTF or DOC and then placing didn't work either. Hopefully, someone can help resolve this. 

[Monika Gause]

I've tested RTF and for me it worked.

[chuckchuck]

Would you mind sharing what version of Illustrator you're using? 

[Monika Gause]

I've tested it in version 2025 on Mac OS

[chuckchuck]

I know it's a bit of a hassle, but would you mind sharing a step-by-step screenshot of saving to RTF or Doc (from Google Docs) and pasting it into Illustrator? It's still not working on my end even when I updated to version 2025. 

[Monika Gause]

I saved the RTF from TextEdit since I do not use Google Docs.

And also: do not paste it into Illustrator, but use File > Place