Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 8, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Word includes a hyphenation tool that you can use to make better use of the horizontal text space on your page. You should not need to hyphenate your document often, if you remember these guidelines of when hyphenation is necessary:
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