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Using the AutoFormat feature in Microsoft Word, you can create both an Em dash (—) and En dash (–) automatically by typing hyphens. Alternatively, you can insert these special characters using the Insert Symbol menu. You can also copy and paste the dashes from another document, such as a web page, to your Word document.

On Find, insert a period. On Replace, insert the period again, but highlight it. Then go to Extra Options or whatever, go to Formatting, and change the font size to 14. All of these statistics/instructions are for Microsoft Word 2007, but they apply equally well to older versions of Word or OpenOffice. Replace All the Periods Increase in size: 42.9% How to do it: Go to edit-replace and place a period (.) in both boxes. Highlight the period in the 'replace with' box, and click on 'more' in the lower-right hand.

Tip

If AutoFormat is not enabled in your copy of Microsoft Word, see: How to enable and disable Microsoft Word AutoFormat feature.

Note

The steps below may work in other Microsoft programs, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Insert an Em dash using AutoFormat

If you do the following, AutoFormat inserts an Em dash (—) as you type.

In a Word document:

Type a word, with no space after it.
Type two hyphens, with no space between or after them.
Type another word.
Type a space.

For example, typing:

Something--Something(space)

Automatically formats the line as:

Something—Something

When you press the spacebar after typing the example text above.

Insert an En dash using AutoFormat

If you do the following, AutoFormat inserts an En dash (–) as you type.

In a Word document:

Type a word, with a space after it.
Type a single hyphen, with a space after it.
Type another word.
Type a space.

For example, typing:

1993(space)-(space)1995(space)

Automatically formats the line to:

1993 – 1995

When you press the spacebar after typing the example text above.

Insert an Em or En dash using shortcut keys

To create an Em dash, use the shortcut key combination Ctrl+Alt+-.

To create an En dash, use the shortcut key combination Ctrl+-.

Note

Num Lock must be enabled and you need to use the minus key on the numeric keypad.

Insert an Em or En dash using the Symbol menu

You can also insert a special dash using the Insert Symbol menu:

In a Microsoft Word document, choose Insert in the Menu bar.
Choose Symbol.
Choose More Symbols.
Click the characters you'd like to insert. The Em dash should be on the second row. To insert multiple characters, click them one at a time.
When you're finished, click Close to close the special characters window.

Note

If the En dash is not offered in your Symbol menu, you can still use another method to insert it.

Insert an Em or En dash using copy and paste

If all else fails, copy and paste the dash from another document, such as this page.

Highlight the dash you want to insert:

Em dash: —
En dash: –

Copy it. (Press Ctrl+C, or Command+C on a Mac)
In your Word document, place the text cursor where you'd like the dash to go, and paste it. (Press Ctrl+V, or Command+V on a Mac)

Remove an Em or En dash

If your Word document has an Em dash or En dash and you want to remove it, do one of the following.

Highlight the Em dash or En dash using your mouse, then press the Del key.
Place the text cursor after the Em dash or En dash, then press the Backspace.

If you want to replace the Em dash or En dash with a normal hyphen, type the hyphen after removing the Em or En dash.

Additional information

See our Em dash and En dash definitions for further information and related links.

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All of these statistics/instructions are for Microsoft Word 2007, but they apply equally well to older versions of Word or OpenOffice.

Replace All the Periods
Increase in size:42.9%
How to do it: Go to edit->replace and place a period (.) in both boxes. Highlight the period in the 'replace with' box, and click on 'more' in the lower-right hand corner. Then click format->font.
Under 'size,' increase the font-size significantly – I used 16 in this example.
Click OK, then hit 'replace all.'

Increase the Paragraph Spacing
Increase in size:21.6%
How to do it: Higlight everything (edit->select all), right-click->Paragraph. Set 'Line Spacing' to multiple, and set it to something between 2 and 3 (or between 1 and 2 if it’s a single-spaced essay). I set it to 2.5 for this example.

Change the Font Size
Increase in size:9.1%
How to do it: The font size is right next to the font face, at the top. After highlighting everything, increase it by up to a whole point – I set it a half-point larger (11.5) for this example.

Use a Different Font
Increase in size:9.1%
How to do it: Highlight everything, and just change the font from something other than the default, Calibri. I changed it to the old default, Times New Roman (12 pt font), for the 9.1% increase, but there are probably other similiar-looking fonts that will increase that even more.

Change the Margins
Increase in size:7.2%
How to do it: Go to Page Layout->Margins->Custom and increase the margins. They default to 1' all around – I changed it to 1.15' all around.

Change the Character Spacing
Increase in size:7.1%
How to do it: Select everything (ctrl+a), then right-click->Font->Character Spacing. Change the spacing to something small (Half a point or less). I use 0.3pt

All effects put together:
Increase in size:114.5% (over double!)

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