In word you can change how the double dash is handled under the format menu. Arrow down to auto format and enter. Then arrow down to options and enter. then you can tab to "hyphens with n dash and m dash." Uncheck that and hit ok. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beto Escobar III" <betoescobar3@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "JFW List Serve" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Freedom Scientific Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 3:59 PM Subject: when I type the --- Hello JFW List Serve and Freedom Scientific once again: I have had this problem since JAWS 2.0 and I am at JAWS 6.0 now, but I just never bothered to do anything about it. It regards typing the -- in MS Word. When you do it in MS Word, a minimum of three dashes, it states, "m-" It basically states the letter m before the dash? It has always done this, and it has always bothered me, but I've just never took the time to inform anybody of this. Does anyone else had this problem? Has anyone else noticed it before? Beto Escobar III, LMSW -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx