Apply hanging punctuation

The feature described in this Help topic is only available if support forthe appropriate East Asian language is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

  1. Select the paragraph to which you want to Apply hanging punctuation settings.
  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Character Spacing tab.
  3. Under Word wrap options section, select the Allow Hanging Punctuation check box.

Note   For easier reading, move the punctuation mark from the beginning of a line to the end of the previous line. When hanging punctuation is set, the punctuation mark is placed to the left of a line's left edge. When hanging punctuation is not set, it is placed to the right of the a line's left edge.