The space before and after the en dash are correct for the way it is being
used; in the U.K. a spaced en dash is used where an em dash (without spaces)
is used in the U.S. There is no AutoFormat option that will produce an en
dash between continuous numbers or elsewhere to indicate "to." For that you
have to use a keyboard shortcut; I just find it easier to use keyboard
shortcuts for both dashes all the time.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"Malcolm Patterson" wrote in
message ...
This is true, but alas, when you get an en dash in this manner, the space
before the dash remains, which is incorrect (it *must* be removed to
correctly punctuate the document).
An en dash can be inserted with Ctrl+Num- (the minus key in the numeric
keypad)
An em dash can be inserted with Ctrl+Alt+Num-
Both can be inserted using the Insert/Symbol menu's special characters
tab.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
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.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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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.
--
Boris