#Microsoft word hyphenation guide manual#
#Microsoft word hyphenation guide plus#

ExamplesДЇor more information about using prefixes, see The Chicago Manual of Style. When adding a prefix to a stem word results in a double vowel and each vowel is pronounced, donвЂ™t use a hyphen. For example, instead of non-security related, use unrelated to security. ExampleДЄ prefix affects a word, not a phrase. If the stem word begins with a capital letter. If a confusing word results without the hyphen. Use a hyphen between a prefix and a stem word: In general, donвЂ™t include a hyphen after the following prefixes unless omitting the hyphen could confuse the reader. If a word with a prefix is listed in The American Heritage Dictionary or the AвЂ“Z word list, itвЂ™s OK to use in Microsoft content. Two or more of the elements are made up of hyphenated compounds (a rare occurrence).ДЄvoid creating new words by adding prefixes to existing words. The compound adjective includes an open compound. Use an en dash (вЂ“) instead of a hyphen in a compound adjective when: Hyphenate compound numerals and fractions. ExamplesД®xception email Compound numerals and fractions Hyphenate compound nouns when one of the words is abbreviated. ExampleДonвЂ™t form suspended compound modifiers from one-word adjectives. If you use a suspended compound modifier, include a hyphen with both adjectives. ExamplesДonвЂ™t use suspended compound modifiers, such as left- and right-aligned text, unless space is limited.

#Microsoft word hyphenation guide plus#

The modifier is a number or single letter plus a noun or participle. One of the words is a past or present participle (a verb form ending in -ed or - ing and used as an adjective or noun).

Hyphenate two or more words that precede and modify a noun as a unit if:Д¬onfusion might result without the hyphen. Highly graphical interface Note Use adverbs sparingly. Check The American Heritage Dictionary if you're not sure whether the word ending in -ly is an adverb. ExampleДЄn adverb ending in -ly, such as completely, when it precedes another modifier. In compound words that precede and modify a noun as a unit, donвЂ™t hyphenate: Predicate adjectivesДon't hyphenate a predicate adjective (an adjective that complements the subject of a sentence and follows a linking verb) unless the Microsoft Writing Style Guide specifically recommends it. For information about hyphenating common words, see The American Heritage Dictionary and The Chicago Manual of Style. For information about hyphenating specific technology words, see the AвЂ“Z word list.