Hyphenating words

To turn automatic hyphenation of words on or off:

1. Press F11 to open the Styles and Formatting window.


Modifying a style.
2. On the Paragraph Styles page of the Styles and Formatting window, right-click on Default and select Modify.
3. On the Paragraph Style dialog box, select the Text Flow tab.


Turning on automatic hyphenation.
4. Under Hyphenation, select or deselect the Automatically checkbox.
5. Click OK to save.

You can also set hyphenation choices through Tools > Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids. In Options, near the bottom of the dialog box, scroll down to find the hyphenation settings.

Setting hyphenation options.

To change the minimal number of characters for hyphenation, the minimum number of characters before a line break, or the minimum number of characters after a line break, select the item, and then click Edit.

Hyphenate without inquiry specifies that you will never be asked to manually hyphenate words that the hyphenation dictionary does not recognize. If this box is not selected, when a word is not recognized, a dialog box will open where you can manually enter hyphens.

Hyphenate special regions specifies that hyphenation will also be carried out in footnotes, headers, and footers.

To enter a conditional hyphen inside a word, press Control+minus sign. The word is hyphenated at this position when it is at the end of the line, even if automatic hyphenation for this paragraph is switched off.

To insert a non-breaking hyphen, press Control+Shift minus sign. Non-breaking hyphens are useful when entering telephone numbers, for example.