It's not possible to copy them because they have zero length.
acknak wrote:You can select them, you just have to be a little creative. Here are two methods that work for me:
- Select & copy some characters on either side, paste into the dialog, then delete the extra characters. For me, the soft hyphen is visible in the dialog.
- Use the cursor keys instead of the mouse: move to the position before the character before the hyphen, then use the right arrow key to move one position to the right (i.e. before the soft hyphen). Then hold Shift and arrow one more step to the right. That will select one character, the soft hyphen. Copy/paste into the dialog.
JohnV wrote:How about:
F11
Right click the Default paragraph style > Modify > Text Flow tab and uncheck Automatic under Hyphenation.
acknak wrote:It's not possible to copy them because they have zero length.
If it wasn't possible, I wouldn't have suggested it.
I assume you mean that it's not possible to copy them because you can't select them--is that right?
You can select them, you just have to be a little creative. Here are two methods that work for me:
- Select & copy some characters on either side, paste into the dialog, then delete the extra characters. For me, the soft hyphen is visible in the dialog.
F11
Right click the Default paragraph style > Modify > Text Flow tab and uncheck Automatic under Hyphenation.
It is better to paste from the Internet using /Edit /Paste Special and selecting "Unformatted text" from the options offered.
acknak wrote:It's not possible to copy them because they have zero length.
You can select them, you just have to be a little creative. Here are two methods that work for me:
- Select & copy some characters on either side, paste into the dialog, then delete the extra characters. For me, the soft hyphen is visible in the dialog.
- Use the cursor keys instead of the mouse: move to the position before the character before the hyphen, then use the right arrow key to move one position to the right (i.e. before the soft hyphen). Then hold Shift and arrow one more step to the right. That will select one character, the soft hyphen. Copy/paste into the dialog.
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