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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / May 20083em dash?
Version: v.X Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Hi, Does anyone know how to get Word X to create a (solid) 3em dash? It should create one from three separate em dashes, but it autoformats these as a paragraph break instead. Thanks. I only have 2004 & 2008 available to test in but I'm not seeing this in either one. How are you inserting the em dashes? What's triggering the break - Space? 3rd dash? Describe exactly what is happening step-by-step. The first thing that comes to mind is a setting in Tools> AutoCorrect> AutoFormat as You Type, but that would cause a paragraph border (margin to margin) & only if you press return after the 3rd dash. Other than that it could be AutoText or [remote possibility] an AutoCorrect item, but those would have to have been user-created - that behavior isn't a part of their default settings.  SignatureHTH |:>) Bob Jones Office:Mac MVP > Version: v.X > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > paragraph break instead. > Thanks. Thanks for your answer. I've inserted them using the "insert symbol" menu as well as shortcut keys. It automatically creates a space between each dash, so that when I type it it looks like this - - - I guess my problem isn't really the paragraph break (that was triggered by pressing return after the three dashes), but that it will not create a solid em dash at it should. To add to my confusion, when I copied and pasted the three em dashes from an MS word doc into this pane, it did indeed create an em dash: > Version: v.X > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > create one from three separate em dashes, but it autoformats these as a > paragraph break instead. Are you sure it's formatting as a paragraph break and not a border? If you have the Tools/Autocorrect/Autoformat As You Type/Borders checkbox checked, then when you type three em-dashes (OPT-SHIFT-hyphen), Word will autoformat the dashes as a paragraph border. Similarly, if you type three tildes (~), a wavy border will result. If that checkbox is unchecked, Word should leave three em-dashes alone (unless you've created a different AutoCorrect for them). Hi, Thanks, I've turned the autoformatting off. As far as making a 3em dash--I finally tried changing the font, and that actually solved the problem (sort of; now I have to reformat a very long document...) For some reason, one cannot make a 3em dash using the Times font. Ahhh - If you are indeed using good *old* Times that might explain it. It's probably lacking the necessary glyphs to produce the effect and the glyph it is using is defined in such a way as to call for the gapping. Try using Times New Roman instead. SignatureRegards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac > Hi, > Thanks, I've turned the autoformatting off. > As far as making a 3em dash--I finally tried changing the font, and that > actually solved the problem (sort of; now I have to reformat a very long > document...) For some reason, one cannot make a 3em dash using the Times > font. |
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