Table of Contents
How do you make an M dash on a Mac?
As long as you have a compatible or built-in keyboard with your Mac or MacBook, typing an em dash is very easy. Just press Option + Shift + the minus sign key (next to 0 at the top of your keyboard) to produce a —.
How do you make an em dash in Word on a Mac?
On a Mac, the keyboard shortcut Option + Dash (-) makes an en dash, and Option + Shift + Dash (-) makes an em dash.
How do you insert an M dash?
Inserting an em or en dash using Ctrl and keyboard shortcuts. To insert an em dash, click where you want to insert the em dash and then press Ctrl + Alt + – (minus sign on the numeric keypad). To insert an en dash, click where you want to insert the en dash and then press Ctrl + – (minus sign on the numeric keypad).
How do you make a dash instead of a dot on a Mac?
To type a middle dot on Mac· press Shift+Option+9.
How do you make an em dash on Macbook Air?
On Macs, the long dash symbol situation is much easier.
- To type an en dash, press Option + hyphen (-)
- To type an em dash on keyboard, press Shift + Option + hyphen (-)
How do you type a long em dash?
For an em-dash, hold down the Alt key and type 0151, then release the Alt key. That’s it! For an en-dash, hold down the Alt key and type 0150, then release the Alt key.
How do I insert an em dash in Word?
Hold down the [Alt] key and type 0151 on the numeric keypad. Choose Symbol from the Insert menu, click the Special Characters tab, highlight the em dash, and click Insert.
How do you do an m dash in Excel?
To insert an en-dash in your document, hold down the Alt key and type 0150 on the numeric keypad; an em-dash is produced by holding down the Alt key and typing 0151. You could also use the Special Characters tab of the Symbol dialog box to add the dashes.
Where is the em dash on the keyboard?
Alt codes are basically keyboard shortcuts that don’t require you to press many keys at once, but instead require that you hold down the Alt key and then type a specific, multi-digit code on your numpad. To make an em dash, press and hold Alt, then type 0151.