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.
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