Microsoft KB Archive/217681

= WD2000: DocErr: Help Text Incorrect for En Dash, Em Dash =

Article ID: 217681

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q217681



SYMPTOMS
The following Help text for the "Symbol characters (--) with Symbols (-)" option is incorrect: "Replaces two hyphens (--) with an en dash (-) and replaces three hyphens (---) with an em dash (-). If you want Word to replace certain characters [such as (c), (r), and (tm)] with the corresponding symbol character (such as (c), (r), and (tm)), add these characters to your list of AutoCorrect entries (Tools menu, AutoCorrect command)." To view the incorrect "Symbol characters (--) with Symbols (-)" Help topic, do the following steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
 * 2) On the AutoFormat As You Type tab or AutoFormat tab, click to select Help (?).

NOTE: Help (?) is located in the upper right corner of the AutoCorrect dialog box.



WORKAROUND
The following information is correct for automatically formatting hyphens as en dashes and em dashes: When you type text followed by a space, one or two hyphens, and then one or no space, followed by more text, Microsoft Word automatically inserts an en dash ( - ). For example: "See pages 3 - 10" becomes "See pages 3-10."

When you type text followed by two hyphens ( -- ) followed by more text, Word automatically inserts an em dash ( - ). Do not type any spaces on either side of the hyphens. For example: "Many pines--ponderosa, for example--grow here" becomes "Many pines-ponderosa, for example-grow here."



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about en dashes and em dashes, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type en dash in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB217681

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