"m dash" is an extended dash.  It is generated by Microsoft Word unless, you
disable it in autocorrect, when you separate text with a dash. If you are
seeing it on the Web then either the page was generated in Word or some
other Microsoft Web Development software.

Paul Schmidt
Technology Instructor
Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Moore" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:05 AM
Subject: [VICUG-L] "m dash"


Hi listers.  Recently I've found in reading internet articles the symbol
which Jaws reads as "m dash".

Exactly what does this mean, and if necessary what keyboard command do you
type to make it?  Thanks in advance.


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