# Hyphenation

/text/swriter/guide/using_hyphen.xhp
hyphenation;manual/automatic
separation, see hyphenation
automatic hyphenation in text
manual hyphenation in text
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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 Manually Hyphenate Single Words
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.
Text Flow