The non-breaking space is intended to prevent the situation of hyphenation or breaking into the next line of data, which is not subject to such actions according to the rules of the language. This primarily applies to units of measurement and initials. The procedure for applying a non-breaking space is standard and does not require the use of special programs.
Instructions
Step 1
Call the main system menu by clicking the "Start" button and go to the "All Programs" node to initiate the implementation of the procedure for applying a non-breaking space in the selected document of the Word application included in the Microsoft Office suite. Expand the Microsoft Office link and start Word. Find and open the document to be edited.
Step 2
Open the "Insert" menu of the upper service panel of the application window and select the "Symbols" section in the right area of the ribbon. Use the "Symbol" sub-item and select the "Other Symbols" command in the drop-down directory. Go to the "Special Characters" tab of the dialog box that opens and select the "Non-breaking Space" item in the catalog. Use the "Insert" button to perform the required operation of the required symbol, or use the simultaneous pressing of the function keys Ctrl + Shift, while holding down the spacebar, to use an alternative method of insertion.
Step 3
Display the non-breaking space character in use in the selected document. To do this, expand the "Home" menu of the upper service panel of the Word application window and select the "Paragraph" section. Use the Show All Characters subcommand to make sure that the space character in the document you are editing looks like a period, and the non-breaking space looks like small circles. An alternative way to get the same result can be using the "hot keys" Ctrl + *. Remember to always use a non-breaking space before the dash to avoid hyphenating a dash without a leading word.
Step 4
Use the SendKeys "^ +", True code syntax to emulate the simultaneous pressing of the Ctrl + Shift + Space function keys in a Visual Basic application to insert a non-breaking space into a desired document.
