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OpenOffice: Activate hyphenation

Answer 1

Manual hyphenation in OpenOffice
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2nd step:
3rd step:
Automatic hyphenation in OpenOffice
1st step:
2nd step:
3rd step:
Quick guide: manual hyphenation
Quick guide: automatic hyphenation

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In OpenOffice there are two ways to activate hyphenation. Here you can find out which ones they are..

Hyphenation is particularly useful when you justify your document, as it prevents the words from stretching out unattractively. In OpenOffice you can either split syllables manually or activate automatic hyphenation.

• Manual hyphenation
• Automatic hyphenation

Manual hyphenation in OpenOffice

With the manual hyphenation in OpenOffice, you can select specific words or passages of text to be hyphenated. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Open your document in OpenOffice and highlight the part of text or the word you want to split. Then open the " Extras " category at the top and select " Language " and then " Hyphenation ... ".

2nd step:

In the new window you will then see various hyphenation options for individual words. You can confirm this with " Disconnect " and skip with " Next ".

3rd step:

If you have made a selection for each suggested word, the hyphenation is complete.

Automatic hyphenation in OpenOffice

If you activate the automatic hyphenation in OpenOffice, the hyphenation is carried out directly while you are composing your text. You can also activate hyphenation for an entire document at a later date. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Open the " Format " tab in OpenOffice and then select the " Paragraph ... " entry from the menu .

2nd step:

In the new window, switch to the " Text flow " tab . Then check the box for " Automatic " under " Hyphenation ". You can then determine how many characters should appear at the beginning and end of the line when syllables are separated. Then click " OK " to apply the settings.

3rd step:

The OpenOffice hyphenation will now automatically hyphenate words for you at the right place.

Quick guide: manual hyphenation

1. In OpenOffice, select the desired text passage or the word and then click on " Extras " at the top . Then select "Language" and " Hyphenation ... ".
2. OpenOffice then suggests various hyphenation options for individual words. Confirm this with " Disconnect " or skip it with " Next ". If you have made a selection for each word, the hyphenation is complete.

Quick guide: automatic hyphenation

1. In OpenOffie, click on " Format " at the top and then select " Paragraph ... ".
2. Then switch to the " Text Flow " tab and check the " Automatic " option under " Hyphenation ". Then specify the minimum number of characters that should appear at the beginning and end of the line when words are separated. Click OK to apply the changes.

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