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How do you hyphenate words?

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How do you hyphenate words?

The Hyphen

  1. Use a hyphen at the end of a line to divide a word where there is not enough space for the whole word.
  2. Use a hyphen to indicate a word spelled out letter by letter.
  3. Use a hyphen to join two or more words to form compound adjectives that precede a noun.
  4. Use a hyphen to avoid awkward doubling of vowels.

What does it mean for a person to hyphenate?

: a person who performs more than one function (such as a producer-director in filmmaking)

How do you hyphenate across lines?

The general rules of word division

  1. The hyphen goes at the end of the first line, with the first letter of the rest of the word starting the next line.
  2. Do not divide one-syllable words.
  3. Do not divide proper nouns.

How do you automatically hyphenate words?

Hyphenate text automatically

  1. On the Tools menu, click Hyphenation.
  2. Select the Automatically hyphenate document check box.
  3. In the Hyphenation zone box, enter the amount of space to leave between the end of the last word in a line and the right margin.

Do you hyphenate in person?

In-Person (As an Adjective) In-person: this hyphenated word is an adjective, a word that tells us “what kind of.” In-person: (adjective): an appearance carried out personally in someone else’s physical presence; “we’ll have in-person negotiations” or “I’d love an in-person consultation.”

Should hyphenated words be on the same line?

Keep words on the same line Word automatically breaks the text at a space or a hyphen at the end of a line. To keep two words or a hyphenated word together on one line, you can use a nonbreaking space or nonbreaking hyphen instead of a regular space or hyphen.

How do you not hyphenate in Word?

To remove automatic hyphenation, on the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Hyphenation, and then click None.