[duxuser] Re: Dashes
- From: "Howard Traxler" <HTraxler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:01:02 -0500
Please explain: what is the m dash or n dash? What is its purpose and when
does it happen? I've seen it but never paid any attention to it.
Thanks
Howard Traxler
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[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Francis E. Khan
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 9:01 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Dashes
Hello Betsy and List:
I have come across the M dash and N dash in some religious newspapers which
I transcribe for colleagues and usually change these in the Word documents
which are then formatted by Duxbury. To get to the Mdash or Ndash in Ms
Word you should type Ctrl-H and when you get the options type Alt-m, then
Alt-e and arrow down to the type of dash you want to replace. Hit the enter
key, then press the tab once to the replacement symbol where you can type -
(dash), then press the tab once more and type alt-a and the computer will
then replace all the M or N dashes with the normal dash. Save your document
and then use the Duxbury program. It has always worked for me.
Francis Khan
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From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" <brailleit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "duxuser-freelists.org" <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 11:36 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Dashes
Aloha everyone,
I don't know what this symbol looks like but JAWS
says N-dash. Example pasted here. -
This document has this symbol used in different
ways throughout the document, so a find and
replace is not the answer. When the - is between phrases such as
I want to go home - then on to school.
It translates as a -- with a space on each side.
I can use the find and replace to get rid of the spaces on each side of it.
However, this - is also used in words like
built-in
hands-free
When this is translated it doesn't have a space
before and after but it is a double dash, example
built--in
hands--free.
Any short cuts to help with this mess? I only
have 274 print pages to deal with , and only 24 hours in a day. Thanks...
Betsy
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