If you don't have (easy) access to a numeric keypad (which I suspect is what
prompted this question), you may want to assign your own custom shortcuts.
Open Insert | Symbol, select the en or em dash, click Shortcut Key..., and
press your desired keyboard shortcut.

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"meg_44" wrote in message
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How do I create an en dash and em dash in Word 2003 on a laptop using
keyboard shortcuts?