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Insert an optional hyphen

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

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Click where you want to insert the optional hyphen (optional hyphen: A hyphen that's used to control where a word or phrase breaks if it falls at the end of a line. For example, you can specify that the word "nonprinting" breaks as "non-printing" rather than "nonprint-ing.").
Press CTRL+HYPHEN.