Microsoft KB Archive/63941

Word: Optional Hyphen Does Not Disappear from the Screen

PSS ID Number: Q63941 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

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When using optional hyphens (CTRL+-) in a document, setting the Options “show non-printing symbols:” field to All will show the hyphen on the screen but may not show it in Print Preview. (The hyphen shows in Print Preview only if it is being used; otherwise, the hyphen is invisible).

If the Options, show non-printing symbols: field is set to None, the hyphen will disappear when the document is edited and the hyphen is no longer needed.

An optional hyphen is used to set up specific hyphenation of a word, yet allow continual editing which can change whether or not a hyphen is needed. For example:


 * 1) Use the word “coordinator” in a justified paragraph.
 * 2) Set up an optional hyphen similar to “coordin-ator”. (Use CTRL+- for the hyphen).

If “coordin-ator” is pushed to the right hand side of the document where there is not enough space for it, the optional hyphen will be used. When the document is printed, the hyphen appears at the end of the line. Otherwise, the word “coordinator” appears as a full word with no hyphen.

For more information, see Page 532 of the “Using Microsoft Word” manual for version 5.00.

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