If you have the relevant option selected in Tools | AutoCorrect | AutoFormat
As You Type, Word performs the following conversions:
If you type -- (two hyphens) between words with no spaces before or after,
the two hyphens will be converted to an em dash when you type a space or
punctuation following the word after the hyphens.
If you type one or two hyphens betweens words with a space before or a space
before and after, you'll get an en dash instead.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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"BorisS" wrote in message
...
there is a behavior that Word has which extends a hyphen followed by text
into a long hyphen. What is this, and how can I control it? I actually
like
it, but because I don't know what drives it, cannot always replicate it
for
some reason. Is this some sort of symbol it defaults to replacing a
regular
hyphen with? Or something else?
Thanks.
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Boris