1/2 Help please, hive mind! I’m on an iMac, and suddenly cmd-shift-dash doesn’t give me an em-dash in Word. It did until an hour ago. Arg!
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@neiltyson Thanks! I had a weird keyboard setting that was preventing it from working at all, but I fixed it. Happy new tropical year, BTW. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson giving@BadAstronomer tips on making em-dashes in Word.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@BadAstronomer Mr. Tyson... Thank you for saving the world once again.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@BadAstronomer That first one is actually the hyphen-minus. These three (which can be typed) are just the tip of the dashberg.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@BadAstronomer Alt + 0151 for Windows pals.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson now, when do you use each? - – —@BadAstronomerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@BadAstronomer OMG, where were you two last month when I was trying to figure this out for a final paper for a chem lab? LOL -
@RunMonkeyMama are you here to scare my mom away?
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@neiltyson@BadAstronomer Next time I have Mac issues, it's nice to know that I can count on you, Neil!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#Typography help from everyone's fave scientist:@neiltyson: '@BadAstronomer 3 dashes: - – — 1) dash 2) option-dash 3) option-shift-dash'Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Seeing if
@neiltyson's advice to@BadAstronomer on dashes works with the iPad: dash -, option-dash –, shift-option-dash —. Yep. Thanks!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@BadAstronomer Hyphen. En dash. Em dash.#PunctuationMinutiaIsMyLifeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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