The codes are converted to the desired spaces. One way is to type either 2002 (for an en space) or 2003 (for an em space) and then immediately press Alt+X.
There are other ways you can add em and en spaces to your document, relying solely on the keyboard. If you prefer to add your special spaces to the Quick Access Toolbar, see the WordTip entitled Inserting Special Spaces. Neither of these are assigned to any other purpose, so they seem rather natural for these spaces. I like to use Alt+M for the em space and Alt+N for the en space. Make sure the insertion point is in the Press New Shortcut Key box and then press the shortcut you want to use for this particular space. Word displays the Customize Keyboard dialog box. You can click the space you want (such as the Em Space) and then click the Shortcut Key button. You may notice, however, that there is a Shortcut Key button in the dialog box. The Special Characters tab of the Symbol dialog box. If you pull up the Symbol dialog box and then display the Special Characters tab, you can see that Word doesn't provide a default keyboard shortcut for either em or en spaces. The words "em" and "en" indicate the width of the space, with "em space" meaning a space the same width as a lowercase m character and "en space" meaning a space the same width as a lowercase n character.
This tip is addressing, specifically, spaces, not dashes. Some people find it difficult to differentiate between em dashes and em spaces, for instance. She wonders if Word already has shortcuts for these types of spaces.īefore getting into the actual shortcuts, you'll want to make sure you understand the terms being used in this tip. Joan comes from a typographical background, and she needs a quick way to type both em spaces and en spaces in a document.
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