You can use Insert, Symbol dialog to assign new shortcuts for the em and en
dashes.

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Terry Farrell - Word MVP
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"Top Spin" wrote in message
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: On my desktop, which has a full keyboard, I can get an en-dash or
: em-dash using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Num- and Alt+Ctrl+Num-.
:
: The keyboard on my laptop does not have a numeric keypad. Is there a
: keyboard shortcut I can use to get these characters? I tried NumLock
: without success.
:
: I would prefer not to define a new shortcut. I guess I am really
: asking if there is a way to simulate the minus sign on the numeric
: keypad without a numeric keypad.
:
: Thanks
:
:
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: Running Word 2K SP-3 (9.0.6926)
: PC: HP Omnibook 6000
: OS: Win 2K SP-4 (5.00.2195)
: Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
: (11/03/04)