Document.HyphenationZone Property

Returns or sets the width of the hyphenation zone, in points. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression.HyphenationZone

expression   A variable that represents a Document object.

Remarks

The hyphenation zone is the maximum amount of space that Microsoft Word leaves between the end of the last word in a line and the right margin.

Example

This example enables automatic hyphenation for MyReport.doc. The hyphenation zone is set to 36 points (0.5 inch).

  With Documents("MyReport.doc")
    .AutoHyphenation = True
    .HyphenationZone = 36
End With

This example sets the hyphenation zone to 0.25 inch (18 points) and then starts manual hyphenation of the active document.

  With ActiveDocument
    .HyphenationZone = InchesToPoints(0.25)
    .ManualHyphenation
End With

See Also

• Document Object
• Document Object Members