diff --git a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
index b00054e487..9d8b7aaef7 100644
--- a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
@@ -6817,11 +6817,11 @@ two
 
 \begin_deeper
 \begin_layout Enumerate
-sublist - item #1
+sublist – item #1
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Enumerate
-sublist - item #2
+sublist – item #2
 \end_layout
 
 \end_deeper
@@ -7710,7 +7710,7 @@ level #6
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Enumerate
-level #1 - outermost
+level #1 – outermost
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_deeper
@@ -7889,7 +7889,7 @@ arg   "depth-increment"
 Standard
 \family default
 .
- Do this to create list items with more than one paragraph - it also works
+ Do this to create list items with more than one paragraph — it also works
  for the 
 \family sans
 Description
@@ -7933,7 +7933,7 @@ arg   "break-paragraph inverse"
 List
 \family default
 .
- Remember - we can't nest anything inside a 
+ Remember — we can't nest anything inside a 
 \family sans
 Standard
 \family default
@@ -11404,7 +11404,7 @@ A more widely used character style is the
 Emphasized
 \family default
  style.
- You can activate (or deactivate - it's also a toggle) the 
+ You can activate (or deactivate — it's also a toggle) the 
 \family sans
 Emphasized
 \family default
@@ -12074,7 +12074,7 @@ yet again
 : don't go crazy with this feature.
  You should almost never need to change the font size.
  LyX automatically changes the font size for different paragraph environments
- - use that instead.
+ — use that instead.
  This is here for fine-tuning only!
 \end_layout
 
@@ -13174,7 +13174,7 @@ Ghostscript
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Standard
-You can choose to print only even-numbered or odd-numbered pages - this
+You can choose to print only even-numbered or odd-numbered pages — this
  is useful for printing on two sides: You can re-insert the pages after
  printing one set to print on the other side.
  Some printers spit out pages face-up, others, face-down.
@@ -35021,7 +35021,7 @@ View
  menu contains a list of available formats in which you can view the actual
  document with an external program.
  The menu entries for the viewing formats are not the same on all installations
- - it depends on the LaTeX programs that are found while LyX was configured.
+ — it depends on the LaTeX programs that are found while LyX was configured.
  All possible formats are formats listed in section
 \begin_inset space ~
 \end_inset