The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
SUMMARY
In Word, there is no default button for automatic hyphenation.
However, you can set the option as a default for future documents by
modifying the Normal.dot template.
MORE INFORMATION
To modify the Normal.dot template, use the appropriate method for your
version of Word.
Word 97 and Word 98
- On the File menu, click Open.
- In the Files Of Type list, click Document Templates (*.dot) and be sure
the current directory is your Template subfolder.
In Word 97, this is typically
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Templates.
In Word 98, this is typically
<Macintosh HD>:<Office98 folder>:Templates.
- Select the Normal template and then click Open.
- On the Tools menu, point to Language, and then click Hyphenation.
- Click to select the Automatically Hyphenate Document check box.
- In the Hyphenation Zone box, enter the amount of space that Word should
leave between the end of the last word in a line and the right margin.
- In the Limit Consecutive Hyphens To box, enter the number of consecutive
lines that can be hyphenated. Click OK.
- Save and close the Normal template.
Word 6.x, 7.x
- On the File menu, click Open.
- In the Files of Type List (List Files of Type list in Word 6.x), click
Document Templates (*.dot) and be sure the current directory is your
template subfolder (typically, this is C:\MSOffice\Template in Office
for Windows 95, C:\Winword\Template in Word 6.0 for Windows, and
<Macintosh HD>:Microsoft Word 6:Templates for the Macintosh).
- Select the Normal template and then click OK (Windows) or click Open
(Macintosh).
- On the Tools menu, click Hyphenation.
- Click to select the Automatically Hyphenate Document check box.
- In the Hyphenation Zone box, enter the amount of space that Word leaves
between the end of the last word in a line and the right margin.
- In the Limit Consecutive Hyphens To box, enter the number of consecutive
lines that can be hyphenated. Click OK.
- Save and close the Normal template.
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