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<bookmark_value>words;wrapping/not wrapping in text</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>switching off;hyphenation for specific words</bookmark_value>
</bookmark><comment>mw copied 2 entries from using_hyphen.xhp and added a new entry</comment>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id5640125" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">If your text is <link href="text/swriter/guide/using_hyphen.xhp">automatically hyphenated</link> and certain hyphenated words look ugly, or if you want specific words never to be hyphenated you can switch off hyphenation for those words:</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153634" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="40">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - Language Settings - Writing Aids</emph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153658" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="41">Select a dictionary in the <emph>User-defined dictionary </emph>list, and then click <emph>Edit</emph>.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147125" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="43">If the list is empty, click <emph>New</emph> to create a dictionary.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150218" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="42">In the<emph> Word</emph> box, type the word you want to exclude from hyphenation, followed by an equal sign (=), for example, "pretentious=".</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150247" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">Click <emph>New</emph>, and then click <emph>Close</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147036" role="tip" l10n="U" oldref="29">To quickly exclude a word from hyphenation, select the word, choose <emph>Format - Character</emph>, click the <emph>Font </emph>tab, and select "None" in the <emph>Language </emph>box.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0302200910262761" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Some words contain special characters that %PRODUCTNAME treats as a hyphen. If you do not want such words to be hyphenated, you can insert a special code that prevents hyphenation at the position where the special code is inserted. Proceed as follows:</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0302200910262850" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Enable the special features of complex text layout (CTL) languages: Choose <item type="menuitem"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - Language Settings - Languages</item> and check <emph>Enabled for complex text layout (CTL)</emph>. Click OK.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0302200910262837" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Position the cursor at the place where no hyphenation should occur.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0302200910262867" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <item type="menuitem">Insert - Formatting Mark - No-width no break</item>.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0302200910572128" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Once the special character is inserted, you might disable CTL again. Support of CTL was only necessary to insert the special character.</paragraph>
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