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To Do the following
Set the minimum number of characters to precede a hyphen In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Minimum
characters before box.
Set the minimum number of characters to follow a hyphen In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Minimum
characters after box.
Set the “hot zone” In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Distance
from right margin box. This value represents the number of
characters in the hot zone. A word that does not fit within this
zone is hyphenated or moved to the next line.
To insert an optional hyphen
1
Using the Text tool , click in a word where you want to place an optional hyphen.
2
Click Text Insert formatting code Optional hyphen.
You can insert an optional hyphen by pressing Ctrl + -.
To create a custom definition for optional hyphenation
1
Click Text Insert formatting code Custom optional hyphens.
2 In the Word box, type the word for which you want to create the hyphenation definition.
When you type in the Word box, the same text is entered in the Hyphenated word box.
3 In the Hyphenated word box, click where you want the optional hyphen inserted, and press the Hyphen key (-).
4 Click Add definition.
You can also
Create a custom hyphen definition for a specific language keyboard Enable the Show all languages check box, and choose a language
option from the Language list box.
Automatically insert custom optional hyphens when typing Enable the When typing check box.
Automatically insert custom optional hyphens when typing,
pasting, or importing text
Enable the When pasting and importing text check box.
Delete a custom optional hyphen definition Click Remove definition.
The custom hyphenation definition is defined only for the language specified in the Language list box. You can choose another
language without affecting your keyboard.