Good luck and keep me posted about the developments. If this helps, please mark this as “ Accepted Solution” as it will help several others with the same issue and give the post a Kudos for my efforts to help. The best way to identify the dash key is (-), Hyphen Press the Shift key + (_)įor the keyboard shortcuts, please go through this support document - HP PCs - Keyboard Shortcuts, Hotkeys, and Special Keys (Windows)
If you want to know how to type the dash key on your notebook it's the key before the (+ on your regular keyboard. What I have is a paragraph of words and their translations formatted as follows (the paragraph is justified and I need to keep is justified, so. What is the product number of the notebook? Use this link to find it: (Ensure you do not share any of your personal information such as serial, phone number, email ID, etc.). I found that in Kindle when you have an em space with no spaces on the sides, the Kindle does not allow line breaks before or after the em dash. To provide you with an accurate solution, I'll need a few more details: I see from your post that you need assistance related to keyboard on your HP Pavilion notebook. For you to have the best experience on the HP forum, you could also visit our HP Forums Guide for First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. For desktop PC: press alt+ctrl+minus on the numeric keypad (the number section on the far right of your keyboard).
I highly recommend it for typing special characters that aren't available on a normal keyboard.To the HP Forums I would like to take a moment and thank you for using this forum, it is a great place to find answers. Word will automatically convert it to an em-dash.On some Mac keyboards, the option key is called alt. Its author was careful to make it a very "lightweight" app that requires hardly any CPU time, so won't put any significant demands on your system. Please share your discoveries in the comments section belowWondering how I filmed & typed simultaneously. (You can also use it to do such things as running apps, or opening folders or websites.) Alt+0151Because some people are visual learners. It then sits in the system tray and interprets your wishes. Its simple graphic interface lets you assign special characters or other text to the key-combinations of your choice. It's been around for years and has an excellent reputation.
Tonight I found a great, free little app called Clavier+. Resident script-based macro apps like AutoHotKey are available-but for something as simple as entering bits of text on key commands, they seem like overkill. I agree with this article writer, too-it's a somewhat kludgy method, requiring several steps just to enter one character. ) is good, but with recent Windows Updates, it's become unreliable. Windows 10's pop-up emoji / special character window (Win key +. (Really, what difference would it have made?)
Thing is, these days, many keyboards don't have number pads-and for some unfathomable reason, the Powers That Be decided to require Alt-codes be typed only on the number pad, not the regular number keys. Press the Windows key and the period/full stop key (.) simultaneously. You can use this to navigate to symbols and then select an em dash. I keep handy a chart of characters I frequently use. For an em dash, hold down an Alt key, type 0151 on the numeric keypad, then release the Alt key.
A clunkier method, but one that works with any keyboard, is to use the Windows 10 emoji keyboard. The simplest way (IMO) in Windoze to enter characters not on the keyboard is to use the Keystroke combination of an Alt key plus numbers on the numeric keypad.
An em dash - will appear where your cursor is currently located.ģ. Either one will work but it's best to use the one on the left-hand side because you'll need your right hand for the next step.Ģ.
If you have a full-size Windows keyboard with a numeric keypad - or num pad, for short - you can you can use this code to type an em dash pretty much anywhere.ġ. At least there are several options however, which you can mix and match between depending on what you're doing, to get the - you need. It can't be denied that Windows users are missing out when it comes to convenient ways to type an em dash. However with such an easy method that works on a system-wide level, there's probably no good reason to use them. The longer em dash () is used to separate extra information or mark a break in a sentence. The shorter en dash () is used to mark ranges and with the meaning to in phrases like DoverCalais crossing. Some of the options we'll explain below will work on macOS too. The en dash is approximately the length of the letter n, and the em dash the length of the letter m. If you're using a keyboard designed for Windows rather than a Mac, the exact button combination may differ, but if you find which keys function as what, the combination will still work.