/text/swriter/guide/using_hyphen.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe hyphenation;manual/automatic hyphenation;preventing for specific words separation, see hyphenation automatic hyphenation in text manual hyphenation in text words;wrapping/not wrapping in text Hyphenation By default, $[officename] moves words that do not fit on a line to the next line. If you want, you can use automatic or manual hyphenation to avoid this behavior: Automatic hyphenation Automatic hyphenation inserts hyphens where they are needed in a paragraph. This option is only available for paragraph styles and individual paragraphs. To automatically hyphenate text in a paragraph: Right-click in a paragraph, and choose Paragraph. Click the Text Flow tab. In the Hyphenation area, select the Automatically check box. Click OK. To automatically hyphenate text in multiple paragraphs: If you want to automatically hyphenate more than one paragraph, use a paragraph style. For example, enable the automatic hyphenation option for the "Default" paragraph style, and then apply the style to the paragraphs that you want to hyphenate. Choose Format - Styles and Formatting, and then click the Paragraph Styles icon. Right-click the paragraph style that you want to hyphenate, and then choose Modify. Click the Text Flow tab. In the Hyphenation area, select the Automatically check box. Click OK. Apply the style to the paragraphs that you want to hyphenate. Manual Hyphenation You can insert a hyphen where you want on a line, or let $[officename] search for the words to hyphenate, and then offer a suggested hyphenation. To quickly insert a hyphen, click in the word where you want to add the hyphen, and then press Command Ctrl+Hyphen(-). If you insert a manual hyphen in a word, the word is only hyphenated at the manual hyphen. No additional automatic hyphenation is applied for this word. A word with a manual hyphen will be hyphenated without regard to the settings on the Text Flow tab page. To manually hyphenate text in a selection: Select the text that you want to hyphenate. Choose Tools - Language - Hyphenation. When $[officename] encounters a word to hyphenate, do one of the following: To accept the hyphenation suggestion, click Hyphenate. To insert the hyphen in another part of the word, click the arrow buttons. Preventing Hyphenation of Specific Words Choose Tools - Options - Language Settings - Writing Aids Select a dictionary in the User-defined dictionary list, and then click Edit. If the list is empty, click New to create a dictionary. In the Word box, type the word you want to exclude from hyphenation, followed by an equal sign (=), for example, "pretentious=". Click New, and then click Close. To quickly exclude a word from hyphenation, select the word, choose Format - Character, click the Font tab, and select "None" in the Language box. Text Flow