autoformat hyphen

[jackievar]

I have unchecked in AutoFormat the box to change the hyphen (--) to a dash
(-) but it keeps doing it. I want a -- to show a break in thought.

How do I fix that? Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Isn't that what an em dash is for? Two hyphens are used to represent an em
dash in text typed on a typewriter, which doesn't have an em dash character.

 

[jackievar]

That's correct. But when I type two dashes, it keeps changing it back to a
single dash even though I don't have that box checked in AutoFormat.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Do you have the option disabled in AutoFormat As You Type or just in
AutoFormat?

 

[jackievar]

Both.

Do you have the option disabled in AutoFormat As You Type or just in
AutoFormat?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Check to make sure that there is no AutoCorrect entry for --

 

[jackievar]

That's it!! Thanks.

Check to make sure that there is no AutoCorrect entry for --

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA