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Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing Get Started Choose Software Tips & Tutorials From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Phone Numbers: Dots or Dashes? How do you set apart number groups in a phone number? In content on this site I've usually said it's up to the designer (or client). But recently a reader said that to them the use of dots was an indicator that the area code must be included when dialing. New one for me. What do you say? Are there rules to formatting phone numbers? How to Create and Use Dashes and Hyphens One mark of professionally set type is the proper use of hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes. Each is a different size and has its own proper usage. Learn how to create, modify, and typeset en dashes, em dashes, and hyphens in desktop publishing. The Width and Height of an Em And speaking of em. There are em dashes and there are em spaces and there are em sizes for Web fonts. While em is a width in print design, in Web design em is height (what do they do, turn the M over on its side? -- just kidding). Over at About.com Web Design there's been on-going discussion as to the origins of the em. Check it out. In Case You Missed It: 25 Years of Desktop Publishing Where were you in 1985? Desktop Publishing Ads Publisher DTP Automation Software Software Asset Em Spielplan Em Números Featured Articles Supplies You Need Things to Make Graphic Design Tutorials Desktop Publishing Page Layout Tutorials Graphics Tutorials Typography   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   News & Views Design a Poster Graphic Gadgets goTeach Logo Design process Advertisement