On 15/5/08 8:45 PM, in article
tkt26-22AA5C.11452715052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Kevin Taylor"
<tkt26@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <ee9b745.-1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> akleslie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
>> Version: 2008
>> Processor: intel
>>
>> There is no longer the option to insert symbol from the task bar. I've
>> searched this in Help, but to no avail! How do I insert an em dash into
word
>> 2008??
>
> An em-dash is usually inserted in Word by pressing the dash key twice,
> the Auto-Correct feature automatically replaces the two dashes with the
> long em-dash. If this doesn't work for you, check the AutoCorrect
> preference pane (File/Preferences), that the "Automatically correct
> spelling and formatting ..." box is checked at the top, and that the
> "AutoFormat as You Type" Pane has "Symbol characters with symbols"
> checked about halfway down.
>
> Alternatively, the standard Mac keyboard shortcut is alt-****ft-dash for
> the em-dash, and then alt-dash for the en-dash. This should work in all
> programs, and I can confirm it works in Word 08.
>
> Best
> kt
Kevin,
What's the default keyboard shortcut for an en dash? (i.e., not the
option-hyphen Mac-wide shortcut but the Word one). I can't remember --
and
it was because of what it was that I changed to my own AutoCorrect items
for
en and em dashes.
Clive Huggan
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