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dashes / hyphens in Word.
I find that when I use the dash / hyphen key, on the keyboard between 0 and
=, sometimes I get a short line and sometimes the longer one. I know I am not using the shift key to create the _ symbol by mistake. I cannot see any pattern to it, it just happens. I seem to recall this has happened to me previously on a different PC. Can anyone help? I don't mind which length of dash I'm given I just want it to be consistent. Thank you all, M |
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dashes / hyphens in Word.
"Mick M" wrote:
I find that when I use the dash / hyphen key, on the keyboard between 0 and =, sometimes I get a short line and sometimes the longer one. I know I am not using the shift key to create the _ symbol by mistake. I cannot see any pattern to it, it just happens. I seem to recall this has happened to me previously on a different PC. Can anyone help? I don't mind which length of dash I'm given I just want it to be consistent. Thank you all, M Hi Mick, It's "AutoFormat as you type" kicking in, changing hyphen to dashes. There's an option to turn that on/off in "Tools AutoCorrect options... AutoFormat as you type". There are rules for when to use dashes or hyphens... and Word's guesses seem pretty good in choosing the correct type in English. I've turned it off though since it doesn't work so well in German, and like you I like to have control over such things myself. Regards, Klaus |
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Hello Klaus,
Many thanks for your interest. I have followed your advice and unchecked the item you referred to. It's now a matter of wait and see how it goes. I appreciate your help. Regards, M. "Klaus Linke" wrote: "Mick M" wrote: I find that when I use the dash / hyphen key, on the keyboard between 0 and =, sometimes I get a short line and sometimes the longer one. I know I am not using the shift key to create the _ symbol by mistake. I cannot see any pattern to it, it just happens. I seem to recall this has happened to me previously on a different PC. Can anyone help? I don't mind which length of dash I'm given I just want it to be consistent. Thank you all, M Hi Mick, It's "AutoFormat as you type" kicking in, changing hyphen to dashes. There's an option to turn that on/off in "Tools AutoCorrect options... AutoFormat as you type". There are rules for when to use dashes or hyphens... and Word's guesses seem pretty good in choosing the correct type in English. I've turned it off though since it doesn't work so well in German, and like you I like to have control over such things myself. Regards, Klaus |
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