

These are created by pressing Ctrl+- ( Ctrl and the hyphen key). If a compound word appears near the end of a line, the second word will be displayed on the next line, if necessary, with the first word and hyphen remaining on the previous line. Regular hyphens are used to create compound words, such as "mix-up," or to indicate a minus sign in an equation.

It is sometimes mistakenly called a dash key. This is the key that is to the right of the zero key on the keyboard.

These are created by simply typing the hyphen key. It is important to understand how Word handles each of these as they can affect the appearance of your document. Actually, it supports three types of hyphens and two types of dashes. Word supports the use of both hyphens and dashes.
