User:Peter M. Brown/iOS em dashes


 * For Mac: Opt (en dash, '–') or Opt (em dash, '—'), and ignore the rest of the page.
 * For iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android:
 * Hold the - on-screen keyboard until a pop up appears with choices including the en dash and em dash. If using an external keyboard with iOS, use the Mac advice above; ignore the rest of the page.
 * In the Pages application on iOS, simply enter - twice for the em dash.
 * For Linux:
 * Use AltGr- (en dash), or AltGrShift- (em dash), and ignore the rest of the page.
 * If you have Compose key: Compose--. (en dash) or Compose--- (em dash), and ignore the rest of the page.
 * For Windows:
 * Alt+0150 (en dash) or Alt+0151 (em dash), using the number pad and ignore the rest of the page.
 * In Microsoft Office applications: Ctrl (en dash) and Ctrl (em dash), using the minus key from the number pad.
 * If the number pad is not installed, use Win to open the Run box. Enter   to call up the Character Map.  Scroll down three times, click on the en or em dash, then on "Select", then on "Copy", and paste the dash into your document.  The Character Map icon will appear on the taskbar; if the service will be needed often, right-click the icon and select "Pin to taskbar".
 * For products supporting HTML codes such as Mozilla Thunderbird:
 * Enter   or.
 * Regardless of platform:
 * Copy and paste an en dash (–) or an em dash (—) as required.
 * When editing Wikipedia:
 * Use the CharInsert edit tool.
 * Use a template: for bare en dash;  for spaced en dash;.
 * Enter HTML character entity codes  or