Admittedly, Mac makes it easier to use em- and en-dashes … On a Mac (and on iOS devices connected to a physical keyboard), you can use ⌥ + -for an en-dash and ⇧ Shift + ⌥ + -for an em-dash. Use this method in any text field in Windows. Find an en dash (–), an em dash (-), or a minus sign (−) already in some text-in this sentence, for example-and paste it where a new one is wanted. You can use - in HTML to add the em-dash to a website. Press and hold the Option and the Shift key and hit once on the (Minus or Hyphen) key. These shortcuts can work on any software including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, on both Windows and Mac. Can I use the en-dash or em-dash in Twitter or Facebook? Hi there- I'm new to Pages but been using Mac for decades. All you need to do is hold down the following keys: ALT + SHIFT + MINUS. Mac users use these shortcuts:* Em dash (-): Shift-Alt-hyphen or Command + M En dash (–): Alt-hyphen My usual keyboard shortcuts don’t work on my portable laptop, though. On a PC, you can use an Emoji keyboard or type the "Alt Code," Alt + 0151. This is across several apps including native macOS ones, and 3rd party like Adobe's. Using the AutoFormat feature in Microsoft Word, you can create both an Em dash (-) and En dash (–) automatically by typing hyphens. On the Mac, press Shift-Option and the minus key to make en em-dash. If I type a word, press space, enter a hyphen, press space, enter another word, and press space one more time, Word converts the hyphen to an en dash. Hyphen | Dash (Shortest) Looks like: – Type via: -When to use a hyphen. Even though I had MS Word I (have to) use it at work and got used to the feature in Auto Correct where you type in two hypens "-" and it replaces them with a long dash, an em dash, I think it's called.
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