Dialogue dashes dissapeared

[JULIA5FAE]

Hi, I have a problem with the text. I exported it from Word to Indesign. After formatting, the dashes for the dialogues disappeared. I haven't noticed at which moment it happened, and I don't know how to fix it. What could I do?

Thank you for your help 

[Peter Kahrel]

It's not entirely clear what dialogue dashes are. Let's have some screenshots that show what you mean.

P.

[JULIA5FAE]

Ah okay. The first screenshot is from word, the second form InDesign. I have lost dash characters.

[jmlevy · Accepted solution]

It's certainly because, in the Word file, the dialogue dashes are automatically created with a bullet list. You only have to do the same in InDesign. Create a paragraph style using automatic bullets (the dialogue dashes) and apply this paragraph style where you need it.