Some publishers foam at the mouth at the sight of an emdash. They require that -- (hyphen hyphen) be used instead. I created a moderately large document using the hyphen hyphen standard and now need a copy with emdash instead (for those publishers who begin to twitch and spasm at the sight of hyphen hyphen).
I have autocorrect switched on but I cannot see how to instruct search and replace to change all instances of -- to emdash.
Is there a way to do this?
Thanks,
Paul
Emdash
Hi,
The HTML "mdash" or "em dash" character is also called "Long Dash".
Here is how to replace all "--" characters with "em dashes":
1. Press Ctrl+H.
2. Type "--" in the Find box.
3. Use the "pilcrow" (paragraph end mark) button to the right of the Replace With entry box, and insert a "Long Dash". Alternatively, you can type "^+" directly in the Replace With entry box.
4. Press the "Replace All" button.
Cheers,
Robert
The HTML "mdash" or "em dash" character is also called "Long Dash".
Here is how to replace all "--" characters with "em dashes":
1. Press Ctrl+H.
2. Type "--" in the Find box.
3. Use the "pilcrow" (paragraph end mark) button to the right of the Replace With entry box, and insert a "Long Dash". Alternatively, you can type "^+" directly in the Replace With entry box.
4. Press the "Replace All" button.
Cheers,
Robert