Re: How to do a long dash, i.e. in a bibiliography to repeat author

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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May 13, 2005, 2:06:57 PM5/13/05

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The conventionally prescribed style is three em dashes. Insert an em dash
using built-in keyboard shortcuts or Alt+0151. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

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"Sheila Y." <Sheila Y.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I would like to do a long dash in a bibilography to indicate that it is
the
> same author above.

Greg Maxey

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May 13, 2005, 5:47:58 PM5/13/05

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Sheila,

Inserting the em dash with the keyboard shortcut CTRL+ALT+Numpad "-" sign
does not result in three dashes with space in between.

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Sheila Y/\. wrote:
> Using the em dash results in three longer dashes separated by spaces.
> I want to do one long dash, ending with a "."

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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May 13, 2005, 6:12:15 PM5/13/05

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The spacing of em dashes varies from font to font. In Times New Roman and
Arial, for example, three consecutive em dashes make a continuous line. In
Book Antiqua, they are separated. You'll need to select the spaces and
change the character spacing (Format | Font | Character Spacing: Condensed)
to make them continuous. Save the result as an AutoText or AutoCorrect
entry.

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"Sheila Y/." <Sheila Y/\.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Using the em dash results in three longer dashes separated by spaces. I
want
> to do one long dash, ending with a "."
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>

Greg Maxey

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May 13, 2005, 6:28:32 PM5/13/05

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Sheila,

My apologies for assuming that I knew more that I actually did. Now I know
;-)

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Sheila Y/\. wrote:
> Using the em dash results in three longer dashes separated by spaces.
> I want to do one long dash, ending with a "."
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>

Sheila Y/\.

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May 13, 2005, 6:27:50 PM5/13/05

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Thank you -- that does it!!!

Sheila Y/\.

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May 13, 2005, 6:50:02 PM5/13/05

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Thanks, Greg -- but I want a dash that is as long as 3 em dashes, i.e. 9
short dashes!

Y/\.@discussions.microsoft.com Sheila Y/\.

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May 13, 2005, 5:40:05 PM5/13/05

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Using the em dash results in three longer dashes separated by spaces. I want
to do one long dash, ending with a "."