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The dash-shortcuts tag covers Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts for inserting en dashes (–) and em dashes (—) directly into text fields. Recent discussions focus on the Win + Minus and Win + Shift + Minus shortcuts introduced in Insider builds, including Canary Build 27959 and Dev Channel updates. These shortcuts are part of Microsoft's ongoing UI refinements, aimed at improving text entry productivity for Windows Insiders. The tag also touches on related features like movable on-screen indicators and other quality-of-life tweaks in the same builds.
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27959 Adds Moveable Indicators and Dash Shortcuts

    Microsoft’s latest Canary-channel flight lands with a handful of practical UI tweaks and quality fixes: Build 27959 introduces movable on‑screen hardware indicators, an OS‑level en/em dash typing shortcut, the ability to pin favorite apps in the Windows Share UI, and a raft of under‑the‑hood...
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    Windows 11 Insider adds Win + Minus shortcuts for en dash and em dash (Magnifier caveat)

    Microsoft has added two ultra-simple keyboard shortcuts to Windows 11 that insert an en dash (–) and an em dash (—) directly into any text field, a small but meaningful productivity tweak rolling out to Insiders now and destined for a wider release later. Overview Microsoft announced that...
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