How to show or hide optional hyphen in Word
If you're working with hyphenation in Word, you might want to show or hide optional hyphens for better control over layout and formatting. This tutorial introduces two methods to easily manage optional hyphens in your document.
Show or hide optional hyphens using Word Options
Show or hide optional hyphens with Kutools for Word
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Show or hide optional hyphens using Word Options
To manually show or hide optional hyphens, follow these steps:
- Click File > Options to open the Word Options dialog.
- In the left pane, click Display, then check the box for Optional hyphens.
- Click OK to apply the changes.
- If you want to hide optional hyphens later, simply uncheck the Optional hyphens box and click OK again.
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Show or hide optional hyphens with Kutools for Word
Using Kutools for Word makes it even easier to toggle optional hyphens. With its Display Settings feature, you can quickly show or hide optional hyphens and other formatting marks without diving into Word Options.
- Click Kutools Plus > Display Settings.
- In the Display Settings dialog, check or uncheck Optional hyphens to show or hide them.
Note: In the Display Settings dialog, you can also show or hide paragraph marks, object anchors, spaces, and more with just a few clicks.
For more detailed information about the Display Settings feature, visit our Quickly show / hide or toggle formatting marks (paragraph marks & hidden text) in Word page.
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