How do you stop words from being split across two lines in Word 2010?

Anonymous
2010-08-10T23:06:00+00:00

Help please, have installed Word 2010 and cannot work out why the words get split at the end of a line, leaving half the word on one line and the other half getting pushed onto the next.  Any ideas much appreciated!

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Anonymous
2014-11-26T10:34:35+00:00

The same problem with Microsoft Word can be solved by the following steps:

1- Close Word

2- Navigate to Start->Programs->Microsoft Office->Microsoft Office Tools->Microsoft Office Language Preference

3- Add Japanese

4- Open Word

5- In right Click menu: Select Paragraph...

6- Go to the "Asian Typography" Tab.

7- Deselect: "Allow Latin text to wrap in the middle of a word"

8- Click OK

The problem will be solved. Now if you don't want to have Japanese you can remove it from:

Start->Programs->Microsoft Office->Microsoft Office Tools->Microsoft Office Language Preference

Good Luck!

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Anonymous
2013-03-26T01:12:39+00:00

I have found the solution (a little late, yes, but useful nowadays since no one was able to figure it out). It has to do with the Japanese language support (I don't know why, but it is like that). I found the solution here: http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/ I hope it helps to the people having this issue and I also hope that Microsoft takes a look at this weird issue.

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Anonymous
2010-08-11T08:23:35+00:00

Word should not split words like that. It suggests a serious bug with the printer driver. Try switching printers or updating your existing printer driver.

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-11-29T14:33:07+00:00

    It appears that in your case the break was between words, not within a word (which is the subject of this thread). Did you display nonprinting characters to see whether perhaps there was a line break there?

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-11-29T05:17:14+00:00

    Changing the font as suggested solved my problem. I had copy/pasted a segment from my formatted book for revision, deleting author name, book title and page numbers since they would no longer apply. That's two words within a sentence split and there was no way to correct it. Even when I started the sentence away from the problem area, it still repeated the separation. Backing up simply deleted letters. Weird! 

    UPDATE: Since I need the segment in Times New Roman font, I reversed the font back and the problem recurred.  I then justified just the one line "Five days later, still recovering from the heart attack at Haliput Hospital..." but when switched it back to "Left" the problem resurfaced: "Five days later, still................               recovering from the heart attack at Haliput Hospital." 

    I had to add dots to the sentence as seen above since the space between words was not copied, but you get the idea. I may have to retype from that sentence on since the story will be published in an anthology and I would not like them to face this situation. But switching the font did work, though.

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