How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for new l
In Times New Roman and Arial, viewed at 500% on my screen, the minus sign
does align with the crossbar of the plus (the en dash is lower). I don't
know what would print, of course, and other fonts may vary. I sometimes use
the minus sign as a non-breaking en dash.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"grammatim" wrote in message
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But the minus sign character sits so high on the line -- it ought to
align with the crossbar of the + like an en-dash.
On Jun 11, 8:39 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Correct. A nonbreaking hyphen would probably work, but I prefer an en dash
or minus sign in columns of figures because they are the width of the
figures (and the same as the plus sign). For an isolated number, it
probably
wouldn't make any difference.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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A hyphen doesn't have the width of a minus sign.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Al" wrote in message
7.102...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in
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Instead of using either a hyphen or an en dash, try using a minus
sign; it's located at U2212 in the Mathematical Operators character
subset, and it's nonbreaking.
Why not a non-breaking hyphen?-
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