The Aqua version of OOo3 (Intel Mac) uses the Tools > AutoCorrect > Replace to do this. The Help information on dashes includes the following
<quote> In order to enter longer dashes, you can find under Tools - AutoCorrect - Options the Replace dashes option. This option replaces one or two minus signs under certain conditions with an en-dash or an em-dash (see OpenOffice.org Help). </quote> As a personal test, I typed 8--9 [8--9 space] on one line and on the next line typed 8 - 9 [That is 8 space - space 9 space]. The numeral 8's were lined up vertically on the left margin, and the numeral 9's were lined up vertical as well. The dash of the first line was as wide as the dash and both spaces of the second line after the - had become slightly longer. From what I remember, the first line is an example of a em-dash and the second line is and example of an en-dash. On both lines, the dash did not length until after entering a space after the the entry following the - or --. HTH Dan On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Jean Hollis Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Because so many people (especially ex-MSWord users) are accustomed to using > keyboard shortcuts for inserting en and em dashes (instead of OOo's > Autocorrect or Insert>Special Characters methods), and the Help includes no > info that I can find about keyboard shortcuts for dashes, I'm adding the > section quoted below to Chapter 3 of the Writer Guide. > > I don't have access to an Intel Mac with OOo3 on it, so I can't verify what > the corresponding method is on the Mac. Can someone with a Mac please let me > know? Thanks! > > --Jean > > <quote> > These shortcuts vary depending on your operating system. > > Windows > > Hold down one of the Alt keys and type on the numeric keypad: 0150 for an > en dash or 0151 for an em dash. The dash appears when you release the Alt > key. > > Tip > On a keyboard with no numeric keypad, use a Fn key combination to type the > numbers. (The Fn key is usually to the right of the left-hand Ctrl key on > the keyboard.) For example, on a US keyboard layout, the combination for an > en dash should be Alt+Fn+mj5m and for an em dash it should be Alt+Fn+mjij. > > Linux > > Hold down the Compose key and type two hyphens and a period for an en dash, > or three hyphens for an em dash. The dash appears when you release the > Compose key. > > Tip > The key that operates as a Compose key varies with the Linux distribution. > It is usually one of the Alt or Win keys, but may be another key, and should > be user-selectable. > </quote> > >
