Microsoft KB Archive/23746

Preventing Word Wrap with Nonbreaking Spaces

PSS ID Number: Q23746 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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To prevent word wrap between two words or characters in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh use nonbreaking (or “hard”) spaces. To create a nonbreaking space, press OPTION+SPACEBAR or COMMAND+SPACEBAR.

For example, to create an ellipsis (that is, “. . .”) with spaces between the periods, use nonbreaking spaces instead of regular spaces to prevent the ellipsis from being separated at the end of a line. In this particular example, you could also press OPTION+SEMICOLON to produce a single character ellipsis (use the Key Caps desk accessory to see which fonts support this character).

Note: Nonbreaking spaces use monospaced, or “fixed,” font spacing and will not format as proportional font spaces.

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