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I have a master's degree in classics (Latin), which is surprisingly helpful, though I no longer teach. The things I am proudest of: Having raised two children to maturity, both Merit Scholars, both college graduates (one a philosophy major!), one Phi Beta Kappa (from Harvard!); having been made a Paul Harris Fellow by my Rotary club; having been designated a Microsoft MVP.
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B.A. (Latin), Agnes Scott College, 1966; M.A. (Classics), Emory University, 1972.
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Expert: Suzanne S. Barnhill - 10/31/2009
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I work with large amount of text and use "automatically hyphenate document". Bad thing is that I am asked not to have syllables with only 2 letters and I must go and solve them one by one. Is there a way to tell my dictionary not to spell with 2 letters?! I know in InDesign you can set how many letters to have on the left and on the right of the hyphen, can it be done in Word?
Answer
I have no experience with automatic hyphenation because I don't use it. I prefer to hyphenate my documents manually when editing is complete, as part of my last proofing pass, when I look for loose lines. But part of the setup of Hyphenation is the "hyphenation zone." By making this wider, you may be able to prevent bad breaks. You cannot, however, specify the number of letters to the left or right of the hyphen.
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word) 1999-2009
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