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Select the Hyphenate option.
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Make changes to the following settings as needed, and then click OK:
Words With At Least _ Letters
After First _ Letters / Before Last _ Letters
word that can be broken by a hyphen. For example, by specifying 3 for these values, aromatic would be hyphenated as
aro- matic instead of ar- omatic or aromat- ic.
Specify the maximum number of hyphens that can appear on consecutive lines. Zero means unlimited
Hyphen Limit
hyphens.
Specify the amount of white space allowed at the end of a line of unjustified text before
Hyphenation Zone
hyphenation begins. This option applies only when you're using the Single-line Composer with nonjustified text.
Better Spacing / Fewer Hyphens
dialog box.
Hyphenate Capitalized Words
To prevent last words in paragraphs from being hyphenated, deselect this option.
Hyphenate Last Word
To prevent words from being hyphenated across a column, frame, or page, deselect this
Hyphenate Across Column
option.
Prevent unwanted word breaks
By using nonbreaking hyphens, you can prevent certain words from breaking at all—for example, proper names or
words which, when broken, become unattractive fragments. By using nonbreaking spaces, you can also keep multiple
words from breaking—for example, clusters of initials and a last name (P. T. Barnum).
Prevent text from breaking
1
Select the text you want to keep on the same line.
2
Choose No Break from the Character panel menu or the Control panel menu.
Another way to prevent a word from breaking is to place a discretionary hyphen at the beginning of the word. Press
Ctrl+Shift+- (Windows) or Command+Shift+- (Mac OS) to insert a discretionary hyphen.
Create a nonbreaking hyphen
1
Using the Type tool , click where you want to insert the hyphen.
2
Choose Type > Insert Special Character > Hyphens And Dashes > Nonbreaking Hyphen.
Create a nonbreaking space
1
Using the Type tool , click where you want to insert the space.
2
Choose Type > Insert White Space> Nonbreaking Space (or any other white space character).
The Nonbreaking Space varies in width depending on point size, the justification setting, and word space settings,
whereas the Nonbreaking Space (Fixed Width) character maintains the same width regardless of context.
Change Justification settings
Use the Justification panel to precisely control how word spacing, letterspacing, and glyph scaling. Adjusting spacing
is especially useful with justified type, although you can also adjust spacing for unjustified type.
Specify the minimum number of characters for hyphenated words.
Specify the minimum number of characters at the beginning or end of a
To alter the balance between these settings, adjust the slider at the bottom of the
To prevent capitalized words from being hyphenated, deselect this option.
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