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

[Guest]

I would like to do a long dash in a bibilography to indicate that it is the
same author above.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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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[Guest]

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

 

[Greg Maxey]

Sheila,

Inserting the em dash with the keyboard shortcut CTRL+ALT+Numpad "-" sign
does not result in three dashes with space in between.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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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[Guest]

Thank you -- that does it!!!

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.

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

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[Greg Maxey]

Sheila,

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Greg -- but I want a dash that is as long as 3 em dashes, i.e. 9
short dashes!