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How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for new l
I've tried using an n-dash instead of a hyphen, formatting as a number and
nothing seems to work. As I type in front of the number it will suddenly split a new line between the minus sign and the number itself i.e. - 112345.67 .... instead of keeping the sign and number together. It is most annoying. Anyone with an idea how to fix this? Thanks, Dave |
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How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for new l
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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Dave" wrote in message ... I've tried using an n-dash instead of a hyphen, formatting as a number and nothing seems to work. As I type in front of the number it will suddenly split a new line between the minus sign and the number itself i.e. - 112345.67 ... instead of keeping the sign and number together. It is most annoying. Anyone with an idea how to fix this? Thanks, Dave |
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How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for new l
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in
: 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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How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for new l
A hyphen doesn't have the width of a minus sign.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Al" wrote in message .102... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in : 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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How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for new l
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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... A hyphen doesn't have the width of a minus sign. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Al" wrote in message .102... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in : 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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How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for newl
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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... A hyphen doesn't have the width of a minus sign. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Al" wrote in message 7.102... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in : 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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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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "grammatim" wrote in message ... 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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... A hyphen doesn't have the width of a minus sign. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Al" wrote in message 7.102... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in : 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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How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for newl
I don't know what font I was in when you made me aware of the minus
sign character some time back, but it couldn't be used for whatever I was doing at the time. On Jun 11, 5:43*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: 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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "grammatim" wrote in message ... 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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message . .. A hyphen doesn't have the width of a minus sign. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Al" wrote in message 7.102... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in : 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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