Apr 11, 2019 · However, when posting articles in browser-based editors this doesn't always work — such as with the post editor here — so I have to type the double hyphen + Space …

Jun 10, 2019 · They are some sort of typographical oddity - em space dash, en space dash, whatever. I see I can also hold the hyphen key and it will give me the options for em space …

Jun 8, 2017 · I'm using my macbook pro with an international Spanish PC keyboard and am trying in vain to find the tilde '~' character. I've tried the layouts "British - PC" and "U.S. International - …

I would like to be able to copy and paste multiple items on a Mac using key shortcuts. For example, ⌘1 would copy item 1 and ⌘2 would copy item 2, etc. Then ⌘! would paste item 1 …

Sep 14, 2024 · 3 Somewhat counterintuitively, the setting to replace two dashes with an em dash is not located in Text Replacements, but in Text Input: Open System Preferences Select …

System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts You can change (or assign) several hotkeys by finding in the list and then clicking on the key assigned and then typing the new …

The option key with any alphanumeric or symbol key in a Mac keyboard would insert a special character. The special character would also change when shift is also held with option. E.g., …

For those readers who want to make tilde accents over characters instead of the NORMAL tilde sign (~) requested by Aborted, here is some possibly useful info: Option N applies a ~ to the …

The em dash (—, ⇧ + ⌥ + -) is used to signify a break in thought and is far too wide to be confused for a minus sign. The en dash (–, ⌥ + -) is used for ranges of values or relationships …

Oct 15, 2019 · The ability to type a long dash has disappeared from Catalina. Using the ⌘ + - key no longer works unlike previous versions. Now I just get a beep, and no EM dash. This is …