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Short VS Long dash
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When I type a hyphen on the keyboard Word sometimes converts it to the longer 'em' dash, other times it does not. I am sure it uses some rule. What is it? |
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Short VS Long dash
In general, if you type two hyphens with no space before or after, they will
be converted an em dash. If you type one or two hyphens with space before or after, they will be converted to an en dash. You can experiment to find results with space before and not after and vice versa. None of these conversion happens until you have finished typing the following word (signaled by a space or punctuation). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "livetohike" wrote in message ups.com... Word 2000 When I type a hyphen on the keyboard Word sometimes converts it to the longer 'em' dash, other times it does not. I am sure it uses some rule. What is it? |
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