[bksvol-discuss] Re: M dash, how to make it?

  • From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 21:36:57 -0700 (PDT)

Wow! I've been using em dashes. If you're right, I
should start using double hyphens instead. I'll wait
for the answer.

Cindy

--- Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear Volunteer Friends,
> 
> There was a discussion here about making that long
> dash called m dash by 
> Jaws using microsoft word while validating an RTF
> file. How to make it with 
> other programs might have been mentioned, too.
> 
> What I mostly remember is that it was suggested that
> just using 2 dashes 
> comes out better for the braille reader in
> Bookshare's BRF file of a book. 
> So, I decided that when I had a choice, I'd use 2
> dashes.
> 
> However, the book I'm validating is already packed
> with m dashes, so if I 
> fix one, I thought it should match them.
> 
> How do I make an m dash? Occasionally jaws calls an
> m dash a minus, and I 
> want to replace the minus signs with m dashes. If
> anyone can point me to the 
> answer or remind me how to do this, I'd appreciate
> it and save the 
> information in my Bookshare Tips file.
> 
> While I wait to hear about this, I'll mark the spot
> and go on. I'm only on 
> page 12, but this book really motivates me to make
> good progress.
> 
> Hope all of your current endeavors are going
> swimmingly. - Smile
> 
> Always with love,
> 
> Lissi 
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