How do you type a dash em in FM12

[Fred Ridder]

In Word, it's an "autocorrect as you type" option, and it still exists. Except that two hypens is autocorrected to an *en*-dash, not an em-dash.

In FrameMaker, I find the easiest approach is to use the Windows keyboard shortcut for extended characters. You hold down the Alt key and then type a 4-digit code on the *numeric* keypad (with NumLock on, of course). 
For an en-dash, it's Alt+0150
For an em-dash, it's Alt+0151
This works in all standard Windows apps.

Otherwise, you can go ahead and type two hyphens and then later do a global find & replace. Or you could define a custom keyboard shortcut if you really want to.

-Fred Ridder

To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: How do you type a dash em in FM12
From: tom.beiswenger at emhartglass.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:09:24 -0500

In earlier versions of Word, when you typed
2 hyphens (--) it would automatically convert to a dash em. Is there any
way to do the same or similar in FM12? 









Tom Beiswenger

Manager, Technical & Training Documentation, Project Manager - Inspection
Business

Emhart Glass Mfg. Inc.

1140 Sullivan St.

Elmira, NY 14901

PH: +607 735-4279

FX: +607 734-8278

Mobile: +607 769-4779

Email: tom.beiswenger at emhartglass.com
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