Assuming you're not using a "decorative" font, this is usually a sign of
document corruption (less often of font corruption); see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Charlie" wrote in message
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Using Windows XP and MS Word 2007. When I type to the end of a line in a
Word document, it breaks the words apart instead of wrapping to the next
line
or hyphenating the word. How do I stop this from occurring?