Lori, I'm not sure what you mean by optional hyphens. Do you mean the hyphens that sometimes appear at the ends of lines? They are not optional, but are misplaced. If they are part of a word that is supposed to be hyphenated, they can stay at the end d f the line or if possible be put where they're suppose to be. If the word should not be hyphenated remove the hyphen and closeup the word. If the hyphen is at the end of the page, put the whole word on either that page or the next page. (not sure if I'm being clear;maybe someone else can explain better. Cindy Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary! TinyURL.com/752cyrs >________________________________ > From: Lori Castner <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:03 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Optional Hyphens > > > >Hi, Everyone, > >I am proofreading a book that is loaded with optional hyphens. I believe that we are not required to remove them, but I would like to do so, but can't find instructions for doing so in the manual. >Can anyone tell me the process for removing these hyphens? > >I'm going to be getting a new computer in several weeks but found this fairly short book I can complete proofreading before then, so hope I can remove these hyphens. > >Lori C. > > >