What is the use of hyphenation in MS-Word?
In Microsoft Word, hyphenation
is one among the various tools for the document creation and formatting. It
actually splits the word that would have stretched beyond the right margin. It
can be found below ‘page layout’ in MS-Word.
Hyphenation comes up
with the two basic rules which is-
§ An internal dictionary of the words which shows
where the hyphens need to be put.
§ A set of logical formulas to let it decide. Among the discussed rules, the dictionary
method is more correct and slow in the process.
You can either use the
hyphenation tool in MS-Word manually or you can go for automatic hyphenation in
MS-Word. To use the tool in the MS-Word, follow the steps as mentioned below-
1.
Drag the cursor
at the beginning of the document.
2.
Choose the
language from the ‘tools’ menu.
3.
Click on the
‘Hyphenation’ option, to display the hyphenation dialog-box.
4.
To state the
parameters in hyphenation, use the controls in the dialog box.
5.
Select the
‘Automatic hyphenate document’ checkbox.
6.
Click on the
‘Ok’ option to skip the remaining steps.
7.
Select the
‘Manual’ button.
8.
If the word is
suggested for hyphenation is long then you need to mention a different place
for it to be hyphenated and click on anyone of the suggested hyphenation
points.
9.
Click on the
‘Yes’ option to hyphenate the word at the noted point.
10. Select the ‘No’ option to skip the hyphenation.
If you’re using
Microsoft Office setup 2007 or 2010
then follow the steps as mentioned below-
1.
Visit the ‘Page
Layout’ tab.
2.
Click on the
‘Page setup group’.
3.
Select the
‘Hyphenation’ option.
4.
Click the ‘None’
option.
If you wish to turn off
the hyphenation in MS-Word for the selected paragraphs then follow the steps as
mentioned below –
1.
Ensure the
insertion point is placed in the paragraph excluded from hyphenate.
2.
Click on the
‘Paragraph’ from the ‘format’ menu.
3.
Check whether
the ‘line and page breaks’ tab is selected.
4.
Make sure the
‘don’t hyphenate’ checkbox is selected.
5.
Click on the
‘Ok’ option.
If you want to download
the MS-Office products, please visit Office.com/setup
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