Hyphenating wordsThe autohyphenation feature automatically hyphenates words where appropriate at the ends of lines. You can set the hyphenation parameters in the Paragraph palette. When you select the autohyphenation option, you can specify the minimum number of letters allowed at the beginning or end of a hyphenated word. You can also limit the number of consecutive hyphenated lines. You can enter a discretionary hyphen to hyphenate a word manually. Illustrator always breaks a word at a discretionary hyphen, regardless of the autohyphenation setting. You can also specify the hyphenation for a specific word or exclude a word from being hyphenated by using the Hyphenation Options command. In addition, you can select the language in which the hyphenation exception takes place. To enter a discretionary hyphen:
To set the autohyphenation feature:
To set hyphenation options:
You can also change the hyphenation language for just the selected text by using the Languages pop-up menu in the Character palette. (If the pop-up menu isn't visible, choose Show Multilingual from the Character palette menu.) Doing so is useful for hyphenating multilingual projects easily, such as a brochure with instructions in several languages. Note: Hyphenation information is saved with the application, and not with the file. For example, if you use the file on a different computer that has different hyphenation exceptions, your text may hyphenate differently. |