A hyphenation and justification (H&J) specification is a named package of settings for hyphenating words that go over the margin of a line of text and for justifying spaces between words and characters. You can apply H&Js to individual paragraphs, or you can associate an H&J with a paragraph style sheet. Use the Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box (Edit > H&Js > New) to control these settings.

The Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box

• Auto Hyphenation: Specify whether automatic hyphenation is allowed.
• Smallest Word: Specify the minimum number of characters a word must contain to allow hyphenation.
• Minimum Before: Specify the minimum number of characters before a hyphen.
• Minimum After: Specify the minimum number of characters after a hyphen.
• Break Capitalized Words: Specify whether hyphenation of capitalized words is allowed.
• Hyphens in a Row: Specify how many words can be hyphenated in consecutive line ends.
• Hyphenation Zone: Specify the area before the right indentation in which hyphenation can occur. For example, if you set the hyphenation zone to .05″, the word is hyphenated when an acceptable hyphenation point falls within .05″ of the right indentation. The word preceding the hyphenated word must not fall within the hyphenation zone.
• Justification Method: Specify how words and characters are spaced.
• Space: Specify the minimum and maximum amount of space between words in paragraphs that have justified or forced alignment. Specify the optimum amount of space between words in all paragraphs, regardless of their alignment.
• Char: Specify the minimum and maximum amount of space between characters in paragraphs that have justified or forced alignment. Specify the optimum amount of space between characters in all paragraphs, regardless of their alignment.
• Flush Zone: Specify the area before the right indentation within which the last word in the last line of a justified paragraph must fall in order to justify that line. For example, if you enter 1″, the last line of a paragraph to which the hyphenation and justification specification is applied will not be justified until the last word in the line falls within 1″ of the right indentation.
• Single Word Justify: Specify whether a single word on a line in a justified paragraph extends from the left indentation to the right indentation. When the box is unchecked, a single word on a line is left-aligned.

• Specifying hyphenation exceptions
• Using discretionary hyphens