How to do a long dash, i.e. in a bibiliography to repeat author

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I would like to do a long dash in a bibilography to indicate that it is the
same author above.
 
The conventionally prescribed style is three em dashes. Insert an em dash
using built-in keyboard shortcuts or Alt+0151. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Using the em dash results in three longer dashes separated by spaces. I want
to do one long dash, ending with a "."
 
Sheila,

Inserting the em dash with the keyboard shortcut CTRL+ALT+Numpad "-" sign
does not result in three dashes with space in between.
 
The spacing of em dashes varies from font to font. In Times New Roman and
Arial, for example, three consecutive em dashes make a continuous line. In
Book Antiqua, they are separated. You'll need to select the spaces and
change the character spacing (Format | Font | Character Spacing: Condensed)
to make them continuous. Save the result as an AutoText or AutoCorrect
entry.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Thank you -- that does it!!!

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
The spacing of em dashes varies from font to font. In Times New Roman and
Arial, for example, three consecutive em dashes make a continuous line. In
Book Antiqua, they are separated. You'll need to select the spaces and
change the character spacing (Format | Font | Character Spacing: Condensed)
to make them continuous. Save the result as an AutoText or AutoCorrect
entry.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Sheila,

My apologies for assuming that I knew more that I actually did. Now I know
;-)
 
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