When I type a line with a negative number like -4.00 at the end, Word will
break off the minus sign and leave it at the end of the line, and put the
4.00 on the next line. I can't figure how to keep Word from automatically
splitting the minus sign from the number. If I catch it, I have to go in and
add spaces in the line to put the minus sign back with the number at the
beginning of the next line.

Any suggestions?

TIA

Use a non-breaking hyphen (CTRL+_ )

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Ruth Levinson wrote:
When I type a line with a negative number like -4.00 at the end, Word
will break off the minus sign and leave it at the end of the line,
and put the
4.00 on the next line. I can't figure how to keep Word from
automatically splitting the minus sign from the number. If I catch
it, I have to go in and add spaces in the line to put the minus sign
back with the number at the beginning of the next line.

Any suggestions?

TIA

Type a nonbreaking dash (Ctrl+Shift+hyphen) instead of a regular dash
before the number.

Ruth Levinson wrote:

When I type a line with a negative number like -4.00 at the end, Word will
break off the minus sign and leave it at the end of the line, and put the
4.00 on the next line. I can't figure how to keep Word from automatically
splitting the minus sign from the number. If I catch it, I have to go in and
add spaces in the line to put the minus sign back with the number at the
beginning of the next line.

Any suggestions?

TIA

Or you could use a minus sign (character 2212) instead. I also use this as a
substitute for an en dash when the dash wants to break at the end of a line.
And I ordinarily use an en dash instead of a hyphen for a minus sign because
it is the same width as the plus sign and the numerals.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...
Type a nonbreaking dash (Ctrl+Shift+hyphen) instead of a regular dash
before the number.

Ruth Levinson wrote:

When I type a line with a negative number like -4.00 at the end, Word
will
break off the minus sign and leave it at the end of the line, and put
the
4.00 on the next line. I can't figure how to keep Word from
automatically
splitting the minus sign from the number. If I catch it, I have to go
in and
add spaces in the line to put the minus sign back with the number at the
beginning of the next line.

Any suggestions?

TIA

Thanks so much to those of you who replied! That's just what I needed.

Ruth

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Or you could use a minus sign (character 2212) instead. I also use this as a
substitute for an en dash when the dash wants to break at the end of a line.
And I ordinarily use an en dash instead of a hyphen for a minus sign because
it is the same width as the plus sign and the numerals.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...
Type a nonbreaking dash (Ctrl+Shift+hyphen) instead of a regular dash
before the number.

Ruth Levinson wrote:

When I type a line with a negative number like -4.00 at the end, Word
will
break off the minus sign and leave it at the end of the line, and put
the
4.00 on the next line. I can't figure how to keep Word from
automatically
splitting the minus sign from the number. If I catch it, I have to go
in and
add spaces in the line to put the minus sign back with the number at the
beginning of the next line.

Any suggestions?

TIA