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. Anonymous
    2015-05-16T19:13:18+00:00

    This is a perfect example of yet another Microsoft total garbage mess-up to which not even they have the slightest idea of a solution.

    First, let me respond to the ANSWER that offers adding Japanese language just how ridiculous that is. If you are running Office 365 as I am, you don't get Japanese unless you BUY a language pack.

    None of the suggestions about hypenation are relevant either, nor the idea to change your font, nor copying text to Notepad & bring it back. And, actually, if that were necessary, then we should all be switching over to open source alternatives to Word.

    The fact is I have been working with word processing for more years than I care to say. I have even taught college level courses on the subject with various different programs.

    This is absolute total nonsense and garbage.

    I don't expect to have to go through any of this. Simply put, if I have to mind to enter a hard return in order to keep Word from ridiculously splitting words at the end of sentences & not being able to keep a word together to wrap it to the next line, then the product SUCKS.

    All the pages of all the certified professionals' musings on possible fixes are just mounting evidence of what garbage Microsoft's products have become.

    Just FIX it. Don't send me to a million nonsensical entries in Knowledge bases or support forums.

    GAAAK!

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