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Confluence: Would it be possible to create a shortcut key for inserting symbols?

Rosalind

Hi, I have a suggestion for a future release. As a technical writer, I use the en dash on a regular basis. Instead of having to go through the Insert\Symbols option, would it be possible to provide a shortcut key? (I have to say, I don't like the way Confluence encourages the incorrect use of hyphens.) Hope you can help, Regards,

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Rosalind

A double-hyphen plus space inserts the en dash; and a triple-hyphen plus space inserts an em dash.

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Mick Davidson_o2ws6w

Rosalind,

I think you'd have to raise this as an enhancement with Atlassian directly.

I'm curious to know how Atlassian "encourages the incorrect use of hyphens.)"

Cheers.

Matthew J. Horn

For the en-dash, doesn't typing a double hyphen plus a space insert one of these?

Kirstin Seidel-Gebert

In the meantime, you could create a very simple user macro that just inserts an em dash. You then won't have to change into the menu - if the macro name was "em", you just could type

text text text text text{em}text text text text.

However, the Confluence content won't look very "nice" in editing mode ... a fat macro icon will be displayed for all occurences of the em dash macro.

Rosalind

Hi Matthew, Thanks for the tip re using a double hyphen for an en dash. Simple and it works! I'll use that from now on.

Rosalind

A double-hyphen plus space inserts the en dash; and a triple-hyphen plus space inserts an em dash.

Don Mitchell

--- isn't working for me, -- does but I can't get emdash

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