Microsoft KB Archive/110107

= WD: Setting Automatic Hyphenation as the Default =

Article ID: 110107

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q110107





SUMMARY
In Word, there is no default button for automatic hyphenation. However, you can set the option as a default for future documents by modifying the Normal.dot template.



MORE INFORMATION
To modify the Normal.dot template, use the method appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 98
 On the File menu, click Open. In the Files Of Type list, click Document Templates (*.dot) and be sure the current directory is your Template subfolder.

In Word 98, this is typically

::Templates.

 Select the Normal template and then click Open. On the Tools menu, point to Language, and then click Hyphenation. Click to select the Automatically Hyphenate Document check box.</li> In the Hyphenation Zone box, enter the amount of space that Word should leave between the end of the last word in a line and the right margin.</li> In the Limit Consecutive Hyphens To box, enter the number of consecutive lines that can be hyphenated. Click OK.</li> Save and close the Normal template.</li></ol>

Word 6.x, 7.x

 * 1) On the File menu, click Open.
 * 2) In the Files of Type List (List Files of Type list in Word 6.x), click Document Templates (*.dot) and be sure the current directory is your template subfolder (typically, this is C:\MSOffice\Template in Office for Windows 95, C:\Winword\Template in Word 6.0 for Windows, and <Macintosh HD>:Microsoft Word 6:Templates for the Macintosh).
 * 3) Select the Normal template and then click OK (Windows) or click Open (Macintosh).
 * 4) On the Tools menu, click Hyphenation.
 * 5) Click to select the Automatically Hyphenate Document check box.
 * 6) In the Hyphenation Zone box, enter the amount of space that Word leaves between the end of the last word in a line and the right margin.
 * 7) In the Limit Consecutive Hyphens To box, enter the number of consecutive lines that can be hyphenated. Click OK.
 * 8) Save and close the Normal template.

Keywords: kbhowto kbinfo kbtemplate KB110107

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