Writer Guide

1) Choose Tools > Macros > Record Macro to start
recording a macro.
A small window is displayed so you know that
OpenOffice.org is recording.
2) Choose Insert > Special Characters to open the Special
Characters dialog box (Figure 428). Scroll down until you find the
en-dash (U+2013) and em-dash (U+2014) characters. Select one
of them and click OK.
Figure 428: Find and choose the en-dash.
3) Click the Stop Recording button to stop recording, save the
macro, and display the OpenOffice.org Basic Macros dialog box
(see Figure 429). Type a descriptive name for the new macro in
the Macro name box on the upper left.
Figure 429: Naming the new macro and storing it
Chapter 17 Customizing Writer 515
Free eBook Edition