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The {{OOo}} help describes two ways to enter en and em dashes: using the ''Replace dashes'' option under '''Tools > AutoCorrect > Options''' and through the '''Insert > Special Characters''' menu (selecting the '''U+2013''' or '''U+2014''' character, respectively). | The {{OOo}} help describes two ways to enter en and em dashes: using the ''Replace dashes'' option under '''Tools > AutoCorrect > Options''' and through the '''Insert > Special Characters''' menu (selecting the '''U+2013''' or '''U+2014''' character, respectively). | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 1 July 2018
The Apache OpenOffice help describes two ways to enter en and em dashes: using the Replace dashes option under Tools > AutoCorrect > Options and through the Insert > Special Characters menu (selecting the U+2013 or U+2014 character, respectively).
Many people prefer to use keyboard shortcuts, especially when copyediting.
The required shortcuts depend on your operating system.
Template:Documentation/Windows Hold down one of the Alt keys and type on the numeric keypad: 0150 for an en dash or 0151 for an em dash. The dash appears when you release the Alt key.
Template:Documentation/Linux Hold down the Compose key and type two hyphens and a period for an en dash, or three hyphens for an em dash. The dash appears when you release the Compose key.
Template:Documentation/OSX Hold down the Option (Alt) key and type a hyphen for an en dash. For an em dash, the combination is Shift+Option+Hyphen.
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