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Hyphens won't break!
Word 2002 here. I have a document where the hyphens will not break. They act like non-breaking hyphens, but they are not!
If I delete the hyphen and then type it in again, it still won't break. I want hyphenated words to break. How can I make that happen? Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ |
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Hyphens won't break!
Yes, Robert; I turned off "automatically hyphenate". But normally, a hyphenated word like
third-party plaintiff will break at the hyphen if needed. Also, the M-dash normally breaks, so that tortfeasor--the person responsible--will be liable will also break at the end of the M-dash. THESE breaks are not happening! How can I get them to break again? Without turning on "auto hyphenate" which does not work well for legal documents. Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:36:56 +0200, Robert wrote: On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:26:14 -0700, wrote: Word 2002 here. I have a document where the hyphens will not break. They act like non-breaking hyphens, but they are not! If I delete the hyphen and then type it in again, it still won't break. I want hyphenated words to break. How can I make that happen? Have you tried switching off "Automatically hyphenate the document" in "Tools" "Language" "Hyphenation"? HTH. -- Cheers Robert |
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Hyphens won't break!
Are lines breaking at other places instead of at the hyphens or em dashes?
That is, are they randomly breaking in the middle of words? If so, that would be a sign of document (or font) corruption. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA wrote in message ... Yes, Robert; I turned off "automatically hyphenate". But normally, a hyphenated word like third-party plaintiff will break at the hyphen if needed. Also, the M-dash normally breaks, so that tortfeasor--the person responsible--will be liable will also break at the end of the M-dash. THESE breaks are not happening! How can I get them to break again? Without turning on "auto hyphenate" which does not work well for legal documents. Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:36:56 +0200, Robert wrote: On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:26:14 -0700, wrote: Word 2002 here. I have a document where the hyphens will not break. They act like non-breaking hyphens, but they are not! If I delete the hyphen and then type it in again, it still won't break. I want hyphenated words to break. How can I make that happen? Have you tried switching off "Automatically hyphenate the document" in "Tools" "Language" "Hyphenation"? HTH. -- Cheers Robert |
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Hyphens won't break!
No, line are breaking only on spaces. The hyphens and M-dashes are acting like non-breaking hyphens. But when I view
formatting characters, they do not appear as non-breaking hyphens. Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:28:09 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Are lines breaking at other places instead of at the hyphens or em dashes? That is, are they randomly breaking in the middle of words? If so, that would be a sign of document (or font) corruption. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA wrote in message .. . Yes, Robert; I turned off "automatically hyphenate". But normally, a hyphenated word like third-party plaintiff will break at the hyphen if needed. Also, the M-dash normally breaks, so that tortfeasor--the person responsible--will be liable will also break at the end of the M-dash. THESE breaks are not happening! How can I get them to break again? Without turning on "auto hyphenate" which does not work well for legal documents. Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:36:56 +0200, Robert wrote: On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:26:14 -0700, wrote: Word 2002 here. I have a document where the hyphens will not break. They act like non-breaking hyphens, but they are not! If I delete the hyphen and then type it in again, it still won't break. I want hyphenated words to break. How can I make that happen? Have you tried switching off "Automatically hyphenate the document" in "Tools" "Language" "Hyphenation"? HTH. -- Cheers Robert |
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Hyphens won't break!
Can you send me a sample problem document?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA wrote in message ... No, line are breaking only on spaces. The hyphens and M-dashes are acting like non-breaking hyphens. But when I view formatting characters, they do not appear as non-breaking hyphens. Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:28:09 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Are lines breaking at other places instead of at the hyphens or em dashes? That is, are they randomly breaking in the middle of words? If so, that would be a sign of document (or font) corruption. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA wrote in message . .. Yes, Robert; I turned off "automatically hyphenate". But normally, a hyphenated word like third-party plaintiff will break at the hyphen if needed. Also, the M-dash normally breaks, so that tortfeasor--the person responsible--will be liable will also break at the end of the M-dash. THESE breaks are not happening! How can I get them to break again? Without turning on "auto hyphenate" which does not work well for legal documents. Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:36:56 +0200, Robert wrote: On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:26:14 -0700, wrote: Word 2002 here. I have a document where the hyphens will not break. They act like non-breaking hyphens, but they are not! If I delete the hyphen and then type it in again, it still won't break. I want hyphenated words to break. How can I make that happen? Have you tried switching off "Automatically hyphenate the document" in "Tools" "Language" "Hyphenation"? HTH. -- Cheers Robert |
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