WD: Three Types of Hyphens in Word for the Macintosh (51562)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 3.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 3.01
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 3.02
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 4.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q51562 SUMMARY
Word for the Macintosh provides you with three types of hyphens: a normal
hyphen, a nonbreaking hyphen, and an optional hyphen.
MORE INFORMATION
Below are instructions on how to create each of these hyphens and briefly
describes their functions:
Normal Hyphen
To create this hyphen, press the HYPHEN key on the main keyboard. Use this
hyphen when you want the hyphen to always appear in a word.
Nonbreaking Hyphen
In Word 6.0 and later, you can insert a nonbreaking hyphen by pressing
COMMAND+SHIFT+-. In Word 5.1 and earlier, press COMMAND+TILDE (~).
This hyphen is used to keep a hyphenated word on one line. For
example, a nonbreaking hyphen could be used in a telephone number so
that the number will always be on one line.
Optional Hyphen
To create this hyphen, type COMMAND+HYPHEN. This character is invisible
unless it appears at a line break -- Word breaks the word where the hyphen
occurs and puts the rest of the word on the next line. These hyphens are
visible if you show nonprinting characters, such as paragraph marks.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbhowto kbinfo KB51562 |
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