punctuation - What is the " - " character on my keyboard?
Aug 24, 2023 · The number pad is probably a minus sign and the keyboard one is probabaly a hyphen. The differences between the two are subtle as explained in my answer.
keep characters together - Microsoft Community
Jun 23, 2025 · In Microsoft Word, how do I keep a number with a negative sign in front of it from splitting onto two lines when it's at the end of a line? Word thinks of the minus sign as a …
Typing the tilde '~' character on a PC keyboard - Ask Different
Jun 8, 2017 · On the US International PC layout, you press shift on the key next to the Z and then space. Or Option/alt n and then space. On the British PC layout, you press shift on the key in …
Negative number wrapping and non-breaking hyphen is not helping
Sep 15, 2020 · Hi Terri, Thank you for posting your question in this community. From your description, you would like to copy and present negative numbers from Excel to Word …
Excel formulas with minus hyphens pasted into Word give goofy …
Jul 11, 2024 · Excel does not allow formulas with the non-breaking hyphen for minus signs. I may just have to add a disclaimer in my math paper manuscript that the formulas provided are …
What is this - sign on the read-only check box - Microsoft …
Sep 25, 2022 · Hi Caltan_Chan, This seems to be what happens, you click that box until you find the setting you want, like all read only and apply that, but when you later check the folder will …
Word keyboard shortcut for nonbreaking hyphen has changed?
Jun 23, 2025 · Word keyboard shortcut for nonbreaking hyphen has changed? Who are the buffoons at Microsoft that thought it would be a good idea to change the keyboard shortcut for …
The minus key (-) on numpad takes me to screen lock every time I …
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Update has reassigned Office shortcuts - Microsoft Community
Dec 6, 2023 · I use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + Shift + Minus' to insert a non-breaking hyphen in my texts a lot. After a recent update, I discover that this keyboard shortcut is now used to …
In MS Word change a chart axis labels (numbers) to show a minus …
Aug 3, 2022 · In MS Word change a chart axis labels (numbers) to show a minus sign (−, “U+2212”) in front of negative numbers instead of a hyphen (-). I would like my Chart axis …