Hyphenation

Understand how to control hyphenation in FrameMaker.

When you add a word to a personal dictionary, FrameMaker suggests hyphenation points. You can change them before adding the word. You can also specify that a word is always or never hyphenated. For example, you can hyphenate heavy duty wherever it appears but never hyphenate your company name.

After making hyphenation changes, rehyphenate the document.

Tip: For strict control over hyphenation (for example, before printing the final draft of a book), consider searching your document for all hyphens that FrameMaker has inserted automatically. Choose Automatic Hyphen from the Find drop-down list in the Find/Change dialog box.

Change word hyphenation

  1. Show the hyphenation points of the word.

  2. Adjust the hyphenation and click Learn. You can add and delete hyphens as necessary.

Prevent FrameMaker from hyphenating a word

  1. Enter the word in the Correction box.

  2. Click Show Hyphenation.

  3. Remove all hyphens from the word.

  4. Insert a hyphen at the beginning of the word.

  5. Click Learn.

Rehyphenate an entire document

  1. Make the appropriate document window or book window active.

  2. Choose Edit > Spelling Checker.

  3. Click Dictionaries.

  4. Select Rehyphenate Document and click OK. This option works for an open document.

    In case of a book file, select Rehyphenate All Files In Book and then click OK.

Portuguese hyphenation

FrameMaker provides the support for Portuguese hyphenation rule. According to the Portuguese hyphenation rules, if a hyphenated word occurs at the end of a line and the hyphen is broken, another hyphen should be added to be beginning of the next line.

For example, if a hyphenated word Estado-membro occurs at the end of a line, FrameMaker adds an extra hyphen at the beginning of the new line (along with the hyphen of the word).

Note: No extra hyphen is added if the hyphenated word occurs within a line.
To apply Portuguese hyphenation to a text:
  1. Enter the Portuguese text.
  2. Choose Format > Paragraphs > Paragraph Designer and select Portuguese or Portuguese (Brazilian) from the Language drop-down list.
  3. Select Apply.