The "em-dash"

Bill Bunton

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Mar 10, 2003, 7:32:06 PM3/10/03

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After going through the Auto-Format routine to change the
old em-dash of two hyphens (--) as I type, to the now more
modern straight dash, it only works after I once again
repeat the Auto-Format process. Help!

Beth Rosengard

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Mar 10, 2003, 8:39:12 PM3/10/03

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Hi Bill,

You should get the em dash automatically if you have the following checked:
Tools> AutoCorrect> AutoFormat as you type> Replace...> Symbol characters
with symbols.

Otherwise, I don't know why your AutoCorrect entry doesn't stick. You do
have "Replace Text as you Type" checked, right?

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Beth Rosengard
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On 3/10/03 4:32 PM, in article 078901c2e765$a522ce30$2f01...@phx.gbl, "Bill

Clive Huggan

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Mar 12, 2003, 3:42:47 AM3/12/03

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Bill,

My copy of Word 2001 will only produce an en dash (i.e., Option-hyphen) when
I type two hyphens, not an em dash -- I had put it down to my version of the
English dictionary being Australian English. Whatever the reason, I used
Tools -> AutoCorrect -> AutoCorrect tab -> "Replace text as you type" to
produce an em dash (which I keyed in as Shift-Option-hyphen in the
right-hand ("with") field). The keys I allocated were -=

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in article BA927E40.1F8C4%bethro...@earthlink.net, Beth Rosengard at
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Bill Bunton

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Mar 14, 2003, 3:07:32 PM3/14/03

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This was previously corrected a few days ago by Beth, but
for some reason it stopped working--at least on the long
document I'm working on whereas I'm doing alot of cutting &
paste using other Word documents, which may be causing the
problem?
I think this because with a brand new document, it works fine!

As I recall, I was advised To replace the old em-dash with
the new using Tools>Auto-Correct>Auto-Format As You
Type>and then check relace Symbol Chacters with
Symbols.What have I done to screw-up?

Bill

Beth Rosengard

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Mar 15, 2003, 2:32:30 AM3/15/03

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Hi Bill,

It probably is because you're cutting and pasting from other documents
(other languages, perhaps, or styles or whatever).

See if this sticks: On the AutoCorrect tab, type the double hyphen in the
Replace box and the em-dash in the With box. Click OK and see what happens.

--
Beth Rosengard
Mac MVP

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On 3/14/03 12:07 PM, in article 055c01c2ea65$593383e0$a001...@phx.gbl,

Elizabeth Burton

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Mar 20, 2003, 11:33:33 AM3/20/03

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On 3/10/03 6:32 PM, in article 078901c2e765$a522ce30$2f01...@phx.gbl, "Bill
Bunton" <bbunto...@aol.com> wrote:

Shift+Command+-(hyphen)