Hi! I understand that auto correct feature consists of an option to change
hypens (--) with a dash. But why when I entered only 1 hypen, MS Word
continue to convert it to a dash?

Any help or comment is appreciated.

Here's how it works:

If you type a hyphen with spaces on both sides, you will get an en dash.

If you type two hyphens with spaces on both sides, you will get an en dash.

If you type two hyphens with no space on either side, you will get an em
dash.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Michelle" wrote in message
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Hi! I understand that auto correct feature consists of an option to
change
hypens (--) with a dash. But why when I entered only 1 hypen, MS Word
continue to convert it to a dash?

Any help or comment is appreciated.

But how do i disable this? shouldnt it work only if i type 2 hypens?
TIA

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Here's how it works:

If you type a hyphen with spaces on both sides, you will get an en dash.

If you type two hyphens with spaces on both sides, you will get an en dash.

If you type two hyphens with no space on either side, you will get an em
dash.

--
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.

"Michelle" wrote in message
...
Hi! I understand that auto correct feature consists of an option to
change
hypens (--) with a dash. But why when I entered only 1 hypen, MS Word
continue to convert it to a dash?

Any help or comment is appreciated.

No, that's the way it works. You can disable it entirely and insert em
dashes manually, or you can avoid using spaced hyphens.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Michelle" wrote in message
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But how do i disable this? shouldnt it work only if i type 2 hypens?
TIA

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Here's how it works:

If you type a hyphen with spaces on both sides, you will get an en dash.

If you type two hyphens with spaces on both sides, you will get an en
dash.

If you type two hyphens with no space on either side, you will get an em
dash.

--
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.

"Michelle" wrote in message
...
Hi! I understand that auto correct feature consists of an option to
change
hypens (--) with a dash. But why when I entered only 1 hypen, MS Word
continue to convert it to a dash?

Any help or comment is appreciated.