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Hyphenating text

Hyphenation can be used to break a word if the entire word does not fit at the end of a line. You can hyphenate automatically by using a preset hyphenation definition in combination with your own hyphenation settings. You can set the minimum number of characters before and after a hyphen. You can also specify the number of characters in the "hot zone," which is the area at the end of a line where hyphenation can occur.

You can insert an optional hyphen in a word to produce a specific word break at the end of a line. You can also create custom definitions that specify the location of optional hyphens in specific words whenever you type, paste, or import the words in the application.

To hyphenate paragraph text automatically Back to Top

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Hyphenation can be used for any languages that have corresponding writing tools installed with the application. For more information about language modules, see Working with languages.

If you do not see any hyphenated words in the paragraph after applying hyphenation, you may need to modify the hyphenation settings.

To modify the hyphenation settings Back to Top

 

Enable the Break capitalized words check box.
Enable the Break words using ALL CAPS check box.
In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Minimum word length box.
In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Minimum characters before box.
In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Minimum characters after box.
In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Distance from right margin box. This value represents the number of characters in the hot zone. A word that does not fit within this zone is hyphenated or moved to the next line.
To insert an optional hyphen Back to Top

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You can insert an optional hyphen by pressing Ctrl + -.

To create a custom definition for optional hyphenation Back to Top

 

Enable the Show all languages check box, and choose a language option from the Language list box.
Enable the When typing check box.
Enable the When pasting and importing text check box.
Click Remove definition.

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The custom hyphenation definition is defined only for the language specified in the Language list box. You can choose another language without affecting your keyboard.

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You can create a custom optional hyphen definition by selecting a word in the document. The word appears in the Word box of the Custom optional hyphens dialog box. After you insert the optional hyphen in the Hyphenated word box, you can apply it by clicking Apply to selection.

You can find and replace optional hyphens. For more information, see To find text and To find and replace text.


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