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Can I use find and replace to change all double-hyphens to emdashes?
If so, how?
Hi @Kelli Jae Baeli, you're on the right track.
Just change the "Change To" field with the correct metacharacter for an em-dash: ^_ (underscore).
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I thought I found it. I didn't see the pull down on the REPLACE box. I selected emdash there. BUT...it replaces it with a dash. NOT an emdash. What am I doing wrong?
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Hi @Kelli Jae Baeli, you're on the right track.
Just change the "Change To" field with the correct metacharacter for an em-dash: ^_ (underscore).
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Thank you! That worked.
Now, why would they put the wrong code for the emdash in that selection box?
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Could be a mouse slip or mis-click.
^~ = a nonbreaking hyphen, which is at the bottom of that drop-down menu after the en-dash.