Microsoft KB Archive/62975

Word 5.0: Soft Hyphen Disappears with Soft Page Break

PSS ID Number: Q62975 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word version 5.0, the soft hyphen disappears if a soft page break is inserted between the two parts of the hyphenated word during Print Repaginate with the “confirm page breaks:” field set to Yes, and if the page break is moved up from Word’s suggested page break.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Type at least two pages of paragraphs that contain word-wrapped lines.
 * 2) Execute the Library Hyphenate command with the “confirm:” field set to No. Optional hyphens (CTRL+-) may be inserted instead of executing the Library Hyphenate command.
 * 3) Execute the Print Repaginate command with the “confirm page breaks:” field set to Yes. Use the direction keys to reposition the page break in the middle of the previously hyphenated word (that is, the first half of the word is at the end of page 1 and the second half of the word is at the beginning of page 2).
 * 4) Execute Print Preview or print the document. The hyphen will be gone where the page break has been inserted.

= MORE INFORMATION =

It is not possible to regain the soft hyphen unless the page break is moved out of the middle of the hyphenated word. If it is necessary to retain the page break in the middle of the hyphenated word, a hard hyphen can be inserted.

The soft hyphen will disappear only if the page break is moved to a point other than that suggested by Word’s Print Repaginate command. The hyphen will not disappear if the “confirm page breaks:” field is set to No or if the page break is not moved when the “confirm page breaks:” field is set to Yes.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 5.0. This problem was corrected in Word 5.5.

KBCategory: kbother KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 5.00 5.50

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