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How to create a 3 em dash
I understand how to auto format an em dash, but need to create a 3 em dash
(six hyphens as a solid line) which is required for formal bibliography entires for more than one book by the same author. The 3 em dash is used in place of the name after the first entry. How can I get Microsoft Office Professional Edition, Word 2003 to produce a 3 em dash? |
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How to create a 3 em dash
Type three em dashes together in a document by pressing Ctrl+Alt+NumPadMinus
(which is the default shortcut for an em dash). Conveniently, they'll appear as a single line without having to fiddle with character spacing. Select the three characters, go to Tools AutoCorrect Options, and assign a name to the combination, such as "3m". Click OK. When you need a three-em dash, type the name followed by a space or punctuation, and the replacement will happen automatically. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Dr J wrote: I understand how to auto format an em dash, but need to create a 3 em dash (six hyphens as a solid line) which is required for formal bibliography entires for more than one book by the same author. The 3 em dash is used in place of the name after the first entry. How can I get Microsoft Office Professional Edition, Word 2003 to produce a 3 em dash? |
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