Lost "em" dash

[ww]

Help. I type in Microsoft Word 2003 and have used the em dash
regularly for years. While tweaking a speedy way to use the dash, Word
elongated the dash and the correct symbol seems to have fallen
completely out of Word.

If I use Auto-format in Auto-correct (which replaces two hyphens with
an em dash), the new em dash thereby created is, again, too long.
Strangely, the same thing suddenly and simultaneously appeared in the
Insert-->Symbol menu. What used to be the standard-length em dash is
now longer.

Any suggestions how to get back the old standard em dash. By the way,
there is no problem with the en dash.

 

[CyberTaz]

Word 2003 is a Windows version but you've posted to the newsgroup for Mac
Word. There are quite a few circumstances where it doesn't matter, but this
is one which may very well be OS-specific. You'll find links to the Windows
Office groups here:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

Good Luck |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac