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Kathy from Maine
 
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Other than typing a space before and after a slash so that it will break at
the end of the line, is there any way to insert an "optional" slash (like an
"optional" hyphen)?
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NoWidthSpace.htm

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Other than typing a space before and after a slash so that it will break

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"optional" hyphen)?


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On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 07:13:07 -0700, "Kathy from Maine"
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Other than typing a space before and after a slash so that it will break at
the end of the line, is there any way to insert an "optional" slash (like an
"optional" hyphen)?


Use a zero-width space next to the slash. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NoWidthSpace.htm for
instructions.

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