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When to use the dash
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Malume
 09 Dec 2009, 11:24 #78286 Reply To Post
For people who use Open Office 3 freeware, just tap in a double hyphen. Then hit the space bar and the double hyphen becomes an en-dash. Probably faster than looking up the symbol...

Don't know if this works with Word. Worth a shot.

Hugs and kisses...
Tom/Malume
pink rose
 09 Dec 2009, 14:16 #78303 Reply To Post
Thanks Malume,
I tried that method but it doesn't work on Word. The symbol routine is pretty slow - and there must be another way - but I'll stick with it for now.
dholm
 09 Dec 2009, 15:59 #78307 Reply To Post
Quote: pink rose, Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 14:16
Thanks Malume,
I tried that method but it doesn't work on Word. The symbol routine is pretty slow - and there must be another way - but I'll stick with it for now.


In word type the double dash, then type the next word after and hit enter. Magic, it appears. Took me a while to figure it out.
D
pink rose
 09 Dec 2009, 16:26 #78309 Reply To Post
Wow!! It works! Yippee! Thanks.
dholm
 09 Dec 2009, 18:26 #78318 Reply To Post
Quote: pink rose, Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 16:26
Wow!! It works! Yippee! Thanks.


You are welcome. So much easier this way. Can't have things slowing us down now, can we?
joyamykita
 18 Jan 2010, 11:57 #80320 Reply To Post
A dash is used to denote an afterthought to a sentence ex. "I like you--love you really." They are also used in pairs to offset a clarification ex.
"I was spitting mad--he'd cheated on me you see--so I clocked him in the head with the frying pan. A lot of writers confuse the dash with hyphen. Dash -- hyphen-
hyphens should only be used to connect multiple words or to indicate word is broken by the margin.

This information was found in the wonderful book 'The First Five Pages'

gabriella
 19 Jan 2010, 11:48 #80419 Reply To Post
Quote: pink rose, Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 14:16
Thanks Malume,
I tried that method but it doesn't work on Word. The symbol routine is pretty slow - and there must be another way - but I'll stick with it for now.


For Word users - try holding down Alt and type in 0151
Jen

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