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Dialogue dashes dissapeared

New Here ,
Jul 09, 2023 Jul 09, 2023

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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?

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Community Expert , Jul 09, 2023 Jul 09, 2023

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.

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Jul 09, 2023 Jul 09, 2023

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

 

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

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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.

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