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Create keyboard shortcuts for 'dotted' menu items
I actually find it fairly surprising that to this day that this tip is still necessary. The ellipse has been a standard part of the Mac character set for as long as I can remember. In fact, if you type three periods in a row in Word (any version with auto-correct), it will substitute the ellipse.
Create keyboard shortcuts for 'dotted' menu items
Of course, there are people who never would have even guessed that. I am a switcher since OSX 10.0.4. I never knew this existed until now, and why would I - until I ran into something like this? How would I know that ... was not the same as ... ?
Create keyboard shortcuts for 'dotted' menu items
Well, to be honest, anybody that writes anything of any consequence (even in high school) should be aware of the ellipsis (my bad on misspelling it).
Create keyboard shortcuts for 'dotted' menu items
Actually, depending on the version of Office, even the auto-corrected ellipsis will not actually behave as expected. Try this: start a new line in Word or Entourage with three periods in a row, followed by a space, then type any word using lowercase characters |
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