Introduction:  The instructions and video below show how-to insert an em dash in the Place Text dialog in OpenRoads SignCAD.

Step 1:  Click on Text>Place Text. In the Place Text dialog, select Arial for the font (or another TrueType font) and set the desired size. NOTE: The Highway fonts do not include the em dash.

Step 2: Click in the Place Text dialog, pick the Insert Symbol icon and select the em dash symbol to place it. Press Close to exit the Insert Symbol dialog.

Step 3: Press the Place Text button and left-click to place the symbol in a panel or on the workspace.

NOTE: If placing white text on the white workspace, select the Letter Outline option in the Properties>File Properties to see the placed text.