This is when the nonbreaking hyphen comes in handy. I knew the keystroke to produce a nonbreaking space, which is. If you later edit the document and change line breaks, office word 2007 displays and prints only the optional hyphens that still fall at the end of lines. Click in your document where you would like to insert a nonbreaking hyphen, which is a hyphen that is used to prevent a hyphenated word, number or phrase from breaking if it falls at the end of a line. Further, if the word is split at the margin the program might not even see the word during a word count, resulting in an erroneous count. Nonbreaking hyphen definition of nonbreaking hyphen by. A nonbreaking space is very useful when typing a document and the automatic formatting chooses to cut the sentence at an undesired place.
Microsoft word does this as long as you dont insert a space before typing the repeated hyphens. The autoformat rule assumes that spaces are used either before or on both sides of dashes, and that text appears after or on both sides of hyphens. The key sequence is whenever i type this key sequence into a program tested notes, textedit, and chrome itself, it is interpreted as. Highlight the nonbreaking hyphen and the hyphen alone, not any trailingleading characters or spaces. Automatic hyphenation is quicker and easier, although manual hyphenation provides more control.
My biggest beef is that i searched for the non breaking hyphen in word help in all variables of the search term i could think of from simplest to compound, and help did not come up with how to insert a non breaking hyphen. But am getting text with nonbreaking hyphen removed. For example, if a lengthy word wraps to the next line and leaves a large amount of white space, you can insert an optional hyphen in that specific word so that the first part appears on the first line. Nonbreaking hyphens in word reference point software. To prevent this from happening, you can insert a nonbreaking hyphen. Alternately, if a regular space already appears where the nonbreaking space should be inserted, select the regular space see figure 1. Use nonbreaking hyphens to hyphenate phrases or terms that you dont want to wrap to another line. For example, some authors prefer values and their units, such as 12 kg, to be treated as a single word. If i insert it through the special characters palette of mac, then it displays well in word 2011 for mac, but it doesnt display well on word for windows. How to create a nonbreaking hyphen in html junes journal. In word 2003, the non breaking hyphen character had a little hook on the left edge, but that seems to be gone in word 2007 and later. Shortcuts for powerpoint introduces this feature for microsoft powerpoint.
Click in your document where you would like to insert a non breaking hyphen, which is a hyphen that is used to prevent a hyphenated word, number or phrase from breaking if it falls at the end of a line. It allows you to type a hyphenated word without the word breaking at the hyphen. On mac documents like pages, press alt or option key and type the mac. Aug 17, 2015 you can nowclick on the visual tab to return to the visual editor. This tutorial shows how to insert nonbreaking spaces in microsoft word using the symbol dialog box method and the keyboard shortcut method. But theres no such thing as a nonbreaking em dash or en dash. Its in general punctuation, with a unicode value of 2011. Dec 29, 2008 to use findreplace to replace certain spaces with nonbreaking spaces before you run off and start doing findreplace without thinking, stop.
But theres no such thing as a nonbreaking emdash or endash. Open the file wd04d03socmediarprt from your course dataset. Place your cursor where the nonbreaking space should be inserted. In word processing and digital typesetting, a nonbreaking space, also called nobreak space, nonbreakable space nbsp, required space, hard space, or fixed space, is a space character that prevents an automatic line break at its position. After you indicate where you want to hyphenate the text, word inserts an optional hyphen. You can also insert a whole word, which is good for words or sequences of words you type often that are long like. Then you will test to see if the words stay together as one term. Enter the nonbreaking hyphen character through the keyboard. In some formats, including html, it also prevents consecutive whitespace characters from collapsing into a single space.
Optional hyphens are similar to nonbreaking spaces, in that they. They force the words or characters on both sides of the hyphen to stay. From main menu, go to insert symbol special characters nonbreaking hyphen. You can also use manual hyphenation to have word make hyphenation suggestions.
Word 2016 word 20 word 2010 word 2016 for mac word for mac 2011 more. Or theres one word that drops down by itself in a headline, or at the end of a. Insert nonbreaking spaces in microsoft word using the keyboard shortcut. Be careful not to confuse the nonbreaking hyphen alt8208 with the soft hyphen alt0173. Barry macdonnells toolbox for wordperfect for windows. To insert a nonbreaking hyphen on slides in powerpoint, you have the following options. When you insert hyphens in text in microsoft word, some of the hyphens are converted into long dashes also called en dashes. Nonbreaking spaces the easy way cybertext newsletter. Hi, is there a way to create a non breaking space and hyphen in the sense, that the word processor e. Non breaking spaces, also known as nobreak, non breakable, hard or fixed spaces, are characters that look exactly like regular spaces. One option is to put in a nonbreaking hyphen then make it twice as wide. Is there way to insert special characters to prevent this into st. You can have word hyphenate your text automatically as you type your text, or later, in one pass. Nonbreaking spaces are intended for use when the separation of two adjacent words through line wrapping will result in a loss of meaning or legibility.
A nonbreaking hyphen will keep the words together on the same line, and will not split them if one word doesnt have room to fit on the end of a line, but another does. A nonbreaking hyphen is exactly what the name suggests. Insert a nonbreaking space or hyphen office training. Position the insertion point where you want to place the nonbreaking hyphen. Hence the programs word count under file, properties would show such a soft hyphenated word when the hyphen is not visible on screen or in print and not at the margin as two words, not one word. You can insert a nonbreaking hyphen from the character palette. To insert a non breaking hyphen on slides in powerpoint, you have the following options. Theres no keyboard equivalent for it, but you could set up an autocorrect entry that inserts it. Nonbreaking hyphen definition of nonbreaking hyphen by the. The solution is to use a standard hyphen i found i had to open the mac textedit application and just type a hyphen and transfer that into the afpub docume.
This way word will move the entire word to the beginning of the next line. When placed in front of a word or a group of characters acting as a word, such as a phone number, web address or email address, that word will not be hyphenated. For example, press 22ee then alt and x keys to type vertical ellipsis symbol like punctuation symbols in mac. Mar 29, 2018 thats fine with a hyphen, since ctrlshifthyphen gives a nonbreaking hyphen in word. Insert nonbreaking hyphens and spaces in this exercise, you will insert nonbreaking hyphens and spaces in your document.
The nonbreaking hyphen, non breaking hyphen, or nobreak hyphen looks identical to the regular hyphen, but word processors treat it as a letter, namely that the hyphenated word will not be divided at the hyphen should this fall at what would be the end of a line of text. I also have it set up in to expand from a shortcut using textexpander on mac and ios. How to insert an en dash or em dash in microsoft word. Most word processors will, at least optionally, replace two repeated hyphens with an em dash.
Before we start the tutorial, well briefly define nonbreaking spaces and see what they look like compared to regular spaces. Hold the alt key and key in 8209 on the numeric keypad. Insert a nonbreaking hyphen instead of a normal hyphen to prevent your word from being broken across different lines. Another way to prevent a word from breaking is to place a discretionary hyphen at the beginning of the word. For example, if the number 5555555 falls at the end of the line, word may move part of the number to the next line.
Documents created in finale version 2003 or earlier that contain lyrics retain all word extension positioning information when converted to a newer finale format. This issue doesnt normally come up with standard documents where the text is in a smallish size and extends. One way is to search for the non breaking hyphen symbol this will show you which words it applies to. Inserting dashes and nonbreaking spaces apache openoffice wiki. For apple and probably some other apps you may set up an auto correct entry like nbhy. The solution is to use a standard hyphen i found i had to open the mac textedit application and just type a hyphen and transfer that into the afpub document. Tips sometimes wordperfects hyphens do not translate to another program, so in those cases you may want to use hard hyphens next item below in the source document instead of regular hyphens. Yes, it was already there before mac os x, and with international keyboard layouts as well.
On the insert tab, in the symbols group, click symbol. Using nonbreaking and optional hyphens microsoft word 2016. When typing your paper you may need to use a hyphen. Nonbreaking hyphens can come in helpful for some types of writing. Nonbreaking en rule en dash in microsoft word not really. How to replace hyphens with en dashes though most people dont know or care when told, the correct character to use for a range of numbers is the en dash, not the hyphen. Jan 05, 2010 most coders also use it to collapse a series a space character into a single space. Enter the non breaking hyphen character through the keyboard.
I have tried every possible variation of shift, option, ctrl, alt and cmd and of course hyphen, but without luck. Once displayed in a page, the nonbreaking hyphen can be copied into words, or abbreviations, so they will not wrap at the hyphen character, such as an interstate highway symbol, i. This essay explains use of the nonbreaking hyphen character. With nonbreaking hyphens, the entire phrase or term wraps to the next line instead of breaking. Aug 22, 20 insert a non breaking hyphen instead of a normal hyphen to prevent your word from being broken across different lines. Insert a nonbreaking hyphen in word the lockergnome daily. Insert a nonbreaking hyphen sometimes you want a hyphenated word to stay together on one line, without it breaking across lines. Aug 30, 2007 for example, if the number 5555555 falls at the end of the line, word may move part of the number to the next line. The discretionary hyphen becomes a nonbreaking hyphen when it is placed in front of a word.
A nonbreaking space acts like a magnet, keeping words or characters. Click where you want to insert the nonbreaking hyphen. Insert a nonbreaking hyphen in word the lockergnome. Click where you want to insert a nonbreaking hyphen. The default shortcut assignments match those available with microsoft word. If you enter it as 555 hyphen 1234, it is possible for 555 to appear at the end of one line and 1234 at the start of the next line. Highlight the em dash or en dash using your mouse, then press the delete key. Apr 17, 2018 when you type text that is followed immediately by a hyphen, word does not insert an en dash.
A soft hyphen is the opposite of a nonbreaking hyphen, which means that it is only visible when a line break is required. Keep words on the same line, paragraphs on the same page, and control widow and orphan lines. An en dash option hyphen is the proper punctuation for specifying a range, and is a little wider than a regular hyphen. Inserting a nonbreaking hyphen microsoft word word tips. You can use a nonbreaking hyphen in cases where you do not want the hyphen to appear at the end of a line. When you use a nonbreaking hyphen between words, and then export to pdf, adobe acrobat sees that as a nonprinting square. An endash optionhyphen is the proper punctuation for specifying a range, and is a little wider than a regular hyphen. Two hidden features in microsoft word save the semicolon.
To draw word extension underlines manually noteman says. You need to think about what youre changing and what effects those changes might have on legitimate text. Microsoft word allows you to use keyboard shortcuts for inserting non breaking hyphen and non breaking space. You can use a non breaking hyphen in cases where you do not want the hyphen to appear at the end of a line. The purpose of a soft hyphen is to indicate where to hyphenate a word when a line break is necessary. Therefore, if a space appears before a hyphen, word replaces the hyphen with an en dash. Alternatively, on word documents, you can use the hex code in the second column with alt and x keys. Most coders also use it to collapse a series a space character into a single space. Keep the date month, day, year on the same line making it easier to read. How do i insert a nonbreaking space hyphen on slides. Alt code keyboard shortcuts for punctuation symbols. Hi, is there a way to create a nonbreaking space and hyphen in the sense, that the word processor e. Jul 21, 2011 the result is that in word 2007 and likely word 2010 too its almost impossible to distinguish a non breaking hyphen symbol from an en or em dash. If your word document has an em dash or en dash and you want to remove it, do one of the following.
Thats fine with a hyphen, since ctrlshift hyphen gives a nonbreaking hyphen in word. When you manually hyphenate text, office word 2007 searches for text to hyphenate. Word can also generate an en dash if you type a single space, followed by two hyphens. In the limit consecutive hyphens to box, enter the number of.
By the way, can you tell me why i cannot enlarge the fonts of. But what we need to do is to prevent line break on ckeditor where all the content will be entered by the end users. The new date that our marketing department will be moving is january 28, 20. Select the automatically hyphenate document check box. A hyphen is used primarily to join two or more words to form a new, compound word or to provide clarity when using certain affixes. You cannot see the difference between a non breaking space and a regular space either on the page or on most screens. Jul 08, 2019 when you use a nonbreaking hyphen between words, and then export to pdf, adobe acrobat sees that as a nonprinting square. 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. A universal method to enter a nonbreaking hyphen for all apps is to enable unicode hex input from system preferences keyboard input source, choose it in the menubar and enter alt2011. When you use find and replace to locate a hyphenated word or number, you must use the same type of hyphen in the find and replace fields as exists in the item to be searched in.
That is just one of many, many times that help has not been at all helpful when a simple word is plugged into search. Word for office 365, word 2019, word 2016, word 20, word 2010. To add a nonbreaking space in word for mac, put your cursor after the first. This article explains how to add and remove hyphenation in a word document, and how to work with the options you have in the hyphenation menu. Word automatically wraps words over multiple lines when there is no room. Autoformat converts some hyphens to long dashes in word. One problem you might encounter is that word will want to wrap part of the phrase to the next line when it sees a hyphen near the right margin. P 23 might become p 23 or p 2 3 if its at the end of a line. Use an optional hyphen when you want to break specific lines of text. With nonbreaking hyphens, the entire phrase or term wraps. Mar 27, 2012 in microsoft word and powerpoint for windows, a non breaking hyphen is useful when you want to keep a hyphenated word together all one one line. Prevent a hyphened word from being broken up using a nonbreaking.
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