Undoing Hyphenation in Word for Windows

ID: Q35597

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

In Word 6.0 for Windows, to remove hyphens added to a document by Word's Hyphenation command:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Hyphenation.

2. If the Automatically Hyphenate Document check box is selected, clear

   it, and choose OK.

   If the check box was not selected when you opened the dialog box, choose
   the Manual button and choose No for each instance of unwanted
   hyphenation.

In Word 1.x and 2.x for Windows, the hyphenation character produced by the Hyphenation command is an optional hyphen. To globally delete the hyphenation characters produced by the Hyphenation command:

1. From the Edit menu, choose Replace.

2. In Word 1.x, type "^-" (without quotation marks) in the Search For text

   box. In Word 2.x, type "^-" (without quotation marks) in the Find What
   text box ("^" is created by pressing SHIFT+6).

3. Leave the Replace With box empty.

4. In Word 1.x, clear the Confirm Changes check box, then choose the OK

   button. In Word 2.x, choose the Replace All button, then choose the
   Close button.

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Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1997