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Use hyphenation to improve text alignment
in a given area by reducing the amount of white (empty) space between
the last word on a line and the right margin. If a word is too long
to fit entirely on a single line, the word is hyphenated at the
proper hyphenation point, which forces a line break as close to
the right margin as possible. Hyphenation makes each line of text
approximately the same length to give the text a more uniform layout.
Designer uses a hyphenation dictionary, metrics such as line spacing
and font size, as well as other linguistic information to determine
where various words can be legally and optimally hyphenated.
You can hyphenate the text in text objects, in the caption area
of objects such as text fields, decimal fields, and numeric fields,
and in the value area of text field objects (default text and text
the form filler enters). For example, you can indicate the number
of letters to allow in a word before it can be hyphenated; hyphenate capitalized
words, such as the first word of a sentence; hyphenate words that
are all capital letters, such as acronyms; and add or remove all
hyphenation from the form.
You can set default hyphenation options for all new forms or
customize hyphenation settings for individuals forms.
Set hyphenation options in these areas:
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Options dialog box (Formatting panel)
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Use the options in this dialog box to specify default hyphenation
settings for all new forms. Changing theses options does not affect
the currently opened form.
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Forms Properties dialog box (Formatting tab)
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Use the options in this dialog box to specify hyphenation
settings for the currently opened form only.
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Paragraph palette (Hyphenation option)
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Use this option to enable or disable hyphenation in individual
objects.
Note:
When you create a form, the Form
Properties dialog box automatically inherits the default hyphenation
settings for new forms from the Tools Options dialog box. To create
a form that has different hyphenation settings or to change the
default settings in an existing form, use the Form Properties dialog
box. The settings in the Form Properties dialog box override the
settings in the Options dialog box for the current form. When you
change the hyphenation settings in the Forms Properties dialog box
for the current form, the settings in the Options dialog box (for
new forms) do not change.
Considerations for setting hyphenation
Keep the following points in mind regarding the various
options you must select for objects that contain hyphenated text:
Hyphenate option in the Paragraph palette
Although the hyphenation
you select in the Form Properties and Options dialog boxes apply
to the entire form, you can use the Hyphenate option in the Paragraph
palette to add or remove hyphenation in individual objects. Using
the Hyphenate option, you can manually adjust text layout on an
object-by-object basis.
The Hyphenate option is available
in the Paragraph palette only when you select the Using the Allow
Hyphenation in Text and Field Captions option or the Allow Hyphenation
in Text Field Values option, or both on the Form Properties (Formatting
tab) or the Options (Formatting panel) dialog boxes. The Hyphenate option
displays a colored square when these two options are in a mixed
state, where either Allow Hyphenation in Text and Field Captions
or Allow Hyphenation in Text Field Values is deselected. That is,
when you select the Hyphenate option for an object when these two
options are in a mixed state, the check box displays a colored arrow,
which changes to a colored square to remind you that one of the options
is deselected.
When Hyphenate New Items is selected in the Options dialog box on the Formatting panel, the Hyphenate option is automatically selected with new objects added to a form.
Currently Editing palette menu
The commands in the Currently Editing
palette menu (Edit Caption or Value, Edit Caption, or Edit Value)
determine when the Hyphenate option is available in the Paragraph
palette (does not apply to text objects). That is, the Allow Hyphenation in
Text and Field Captions option and the Allow Hyphenation in Text
Field Values option are applied according to the command you select.
For example, if you select the Allow Hyphenation in Text and Field
Captions option, you must also select either the Edit Caption or
Value command or the Edit Caption command to make the Hyphenate
option available.
Use these commands to select the area (caption,
value, or both) to hyphenate in each object that contains hyphenated
text. For example, to hyphenate the text in text objects and the
captions in text field objects, select the Allow Hyphenation in
Text and Field Captions option and either the Edit Caption and Value
menu command or the Edit Caption command. Alternatively, to hyphenate
the default or user input text in the value area of text objects,
select the Allow Hyphenation in Text Field Values option and the
Edit Value menu command. The default command for text fields, decimal
fields, numeric fields, and signature fields is Edit Caption or
Value.
Expand to Fit options
It is recommended that you select the Expand
to Fit (Height) option for each object that contains hyphenated
text. When a word is too long to fit entirely on a line, hyphenation
forces a line break and divides the word over two lines. As a result,
the object that contains the text needs to expand in height to accommodate
additional lines when needed. However, you can also manually enlarge objects
to the correct size where hyphenation can occur. Text objects expand
in width (as needed) when you enter text, even if you do not select
the Expand To Fit (Width) option.
Allow Multiple Lines option
(Applies to the value area of text
objects only) Select this option on the Field tab of the Object
palette for each text object to hyphenate the text in, in the value area
of text field objects. This option enables the text to break onto
more than one line where the height of the field permits.
Setting and removing hyphenation in forms
You can hyphenate the text in, and remove hyphenation from,
text objects, the caption area of objects such as text fields, decimal
fields, numeric fields, and signature fields, and the value area
of text field objects (default text and text the form filler enters).
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To set hyphenation for new forms
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Use the Formatting panel in the Options dialog box. The numbers
you enter and the options you select on the Formatting panel are
used as default settings in the Form Properties dialog box on the Formatting
tab.
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To set hyphenation for individual forms
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Use the Formatting tab in the Form Properties dialog box.
The numbers you enter and the hyphenation options you select on
the Formatting tab apply to the current form only. You can change
the hyphenation settings for the current form to suit your needs.
The default settings that initially appear in the Form Properties
dialog box are inherited from the Formatting panel in the Options
dialog box, which automatically apply to all new forms. If you change
the default settings in the Form Properties dialog box, the new
settings override the settings in the Options dialog box for the
current form. The hyphenation options in the Options dialog box
do not change.
Note:
Before you set hyphenation
for forms, it is recommended that you become familiar with the different
options you need to select for objects that contain hyphenated text.
(See
Hyphenate text
)
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To remove hyphenation from forms
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Use the You can remove hyphenation from the text in text
objects, in the caption area of objects such as text fields, decimal
fields, numeric fields, and signature fields, and in the value area
of text field objects.
To set hyphenation for a new form
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Select Tools > Options.
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Click Formatting, enter the values, and select the options
to apply to new forms:
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In the Words With At Least
<
x
> Letters box, enter the minimum number of letters
that a word must contain to be hyphenated.
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In the After First <
x
> Letters box, enter the
minimum number of letters in a word that must appear on a line before
the hyphen.
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In the Before Last <
x
> Letters box, enter the
minimum number of letters in a word that must appear on the next
line, after the hyphen.
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To hyphenate words that begin with a capital (uppercase)
letter, such as the first word of a sentence, select Hyphenate Capitalized
Words.
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To hyphenate words that are all capital letters, such as
acronyms, select Hyphenate Words in ALL CAPS.
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To hyphenate the text in text objects, and in the caption
area of objects such as text fields, decimal fields, numeric fields,
and signature fields, select Allow Hyphenation in Text and Field
Captions.
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To hyphenate the text in the value area of text field objects
(default text and text entered by the person filling the form),
select Allow Hyphenation in Text Field Values.
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Select Hyphenate New Items to hyphenate the text in new objects
added to the form.
For descriptions and example
usage of the above options, see
Formatting (Options dialog box)
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Click OK.
To set hyphenation for an individual form
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Select
File > Form Properties.
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Click the Formatting tab, and enter the values and select
the options to apply to the current form:
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In the Words
With At Least <
x
> Letters box, enter the minimum number
of letters that a word must contain to be hyphenated.
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In the After First <
x
> Letters box, enter the
minimum number of letters in a word that must appear on a line before
the hyphenation point.
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In the Before Last <
x
> Letters box, enter the
minimum number of letters in a word that must appear on the next
line after the hyphenation point.
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To hyphenate words that begin with a capital (uppercase)
letter, such as the first word of a sentence, select Hyphenate Capitalized
Words.
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To hyphenate words that are all capital letters, such as
acronyms, select Hyphenate Words in ALL CAPS.
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To hyphenate the text in text objects, and in the caption
area of objects such as text fields, decimal fields, numeric fields,
and signature fields, select Allow Hyphenation in Text and Field
Captions.
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To hyphenate the text in the value area of text field objects
(default text and text entered by the person filling the form),
select Allow Hyphenation in Text Field Values.
For
descriptions and example usage of the above options, see
Formatting (Form Properties dialog box)
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Click Hyphenate All Text.
Click Edit > Undo Hyphenate All text to immediately undo hyphenation.
To remove hyphenation from a form
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Select
File > Form Properties.
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Click the Formatting tab and do one of the following actions:
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To remove hyphenation from the text in text objects and in
the caption area of objects, deselect Allow Hyphenation in Text
and Field Captions.
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To remove hyphenation from the text in the value area of
text field objects, deselect Allow Hyphenation in Text Field Values.
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To remove all hyphenation, click Remove All Hyphenation.
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Click OK.
To immediately restore all hyphenation, click Edit > Undo Remove All Hyphenation.”
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