[bksvol-discuss] Re: Removing Optional Hyphens
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:37:15 -0400
Change the margins.
Smile. I think that fixed it in the last book with the optional hyphens.
Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison Hilliker" <hillikera@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:31 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Removing Optional Hyphens
Hi Jake,
No. I'd already tried the ^-. That is actually the code for a soft return.
There are none of those in my book. So if anyone has another suggestion I'd
appreciate it.
Thanks,
Allison
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:23 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Removing Optional Hyphens
> Hi Allison,
>
> If memory serves me correctly on this befuddled Friday afternoon, using ^-
> will represent an optional hyphen in Microsoft Word.
>
> Cheers,
> Jake
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allison Hilliker" <bookshare_girl@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:54 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Removing Optional Hyphens
>
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Does anyone know how to do a global find and replace of optional hyphens?
>> I have a book where there are several of them inside words. This breaks
>> up the words and makes them difficult to read. Rather than replacing
>> them one-by-one, I'd like to replace them all at once. With most unusual
>> characters, I can do a find and replace, but it doesn't seem to be
>> working with this one. In part because I don't know how to create an
>> optional hyphen. I looked at the JAWS marks that one can find by
>> pressing insert 4, but it's not in that list. I tried looking on my
>> special alt characters cheat sheet, and it's not on there either.
>> Lastly, I tried selecting and copying the character and pasting it into
>> the find and replace box, but it doesn't seem to want to paste. In fact
>> when I tried, it deleted all my spaces in the book and made it into a log
>> strand of words. Yikes. I could luckily undo that easily enough, but I
>> still have my optional hyphens cluttering up my book. BTW, I'm using MS
>> Word 2002 and JFW 9.0.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>> Allison
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