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To make an em dash, you just type in two hyphens with spaces before and after -- the word processor will change it into a "long dash."
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How do you make a long dash on Pages?
To make a long dash on Pages, you can use the shortcut option + - (hyphen) keys on your keyboard. This will automatically convert the hyphen into a long dash. Alternatively, you can go to Insert > Special Characters and search for "Em Dash" to insert it directly into your document.
How do you change a long dash into a hyphen throughout a text using Find and Replace?
Change the long dash to a hyphen one time manually.Open the replace option (by whatever method works for your application).Copy and paste the long dash into the Find Whatbox.Copy and paste the hyphen into the Replace Withbox.Clik Replace All.
What is the thing that looks like a long hyphen?
em dash
How is hifin symbole?
The hyphen is a dash used to separate the syllables in hyphenated words such as built-in. On a keyboard, the minus sign is used to make a hyphen.
Does reload have a hyphen or a dash?
Reload has neither a hyphen or a dash as for as I know. It is one intact word. If one were to believer it should be written re-load that would be a hyphen
What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?
a hyphen connects two words, a dash gives a pause between two words....
What is longer a hyphen or a dash?
A dash is longer. A hyphen is used to connect two words, to bring them close together. A dash is used to separate them, to push them apart.
What is a '-'?
The - symbol can either be called a hyphen or a dash.
What is this symbol called when it is not a hyphen?
It is called a dash.
How do you type in a dash in your computer?
Check your keyboard it's between the number zero and the plus symbol at the top right of the regular 105+ US keyboard. This is a hyphen and not a dash. If you use the hyphen key, you must use it twice to make a dash, but this still is not a dash as there is a space between the two hyphens. There are two types of dashes. The en dash and the em dash. The en dash is bigger than a hyphen, but smaller than a em dash. The em dash is what most would want to use. The way to type is as follows: en dash - hold down the "alt" key and type 0150. em dash - hold down the "alt" key and type 0151 - Note the dash used in each of the instructions. The first is an en dash, and the second is an em dash. The character beneath them is a hyphen.
What does the hyphen mean between 6-10AM?
A hyphen [or is it an 'n' dash?] is often employed to replace the words 'to' or 'and.'
What do you call the dash between compound words?
"-" = hyphen
