how to prevent some text drops into another line.

[Lamb Chop]

I have a sentense like this:

bah bah bah bah... bah CO2=3*10^-2 bah bah bah

where ^-2 is in superscript




The problem is that the line just ended exactly between the -2. The 2
dropped into the next line.

How can I prevent word separate the line at this point other than using
formula?

Thanks

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Use a non-breaking hyphen (Ctrl+Shift+_) for the -

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[Lamb Chop]

Thanks Doug

Just another question if you don't mind. If it does not contain the minu
sign. such as

bah bah bah bah... bah CO2=3*10^2 bah bah bah

where ^2 is in superscript

what can I do to prevent the 2 drop to anther line?

Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Or use a minus sign (U2212), which is also nonbreaking.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What you have here is a series of figures, which should not be split at the
end of a line. That is, there is no more reason for Word to split 10^2
(where ^2 represents superscript) than to split 102. Now if you actually
have this:

CO2 = 3 * 10^2

with spaces, and you don't want to split at the spaces, then use a
nonbreaking space (Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar). If CO2 represents carbon dioxide,
presumably the 2 is subscripted, but it also won't split.

Word should never arbitrarily split a series of alphanumeric characters
except at a space or hyphen (hard or optional) unless (a) the series is too
long for the line or (b) you've inserted a no-width optional break. If it is
doing this, then the document may well be corrupt.

 

[Lamb Chop]

Thanks Suzanne, you solved my curiosity.

Man

What you have here is a series of figures, which should not be split at the
end of a line. That is, there is no more reason for Word to split 10^2
(where ^2 represents superscript) than to split 102. Now if you actually
have this:

CO2 = 3 * 10^2

with spaces, and you don't want to split at the spaces, then use a
nonbreaking space (Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar). If CO2 represents carbon dioxide,
presumably the 2 is subscripted, but it also won't split.

Word should never arbitrarily split a series of alphanumeric characters
except at a space or hyphen (hard or optional) unless (a) the series is too
long for the line or (b) you've inserted a no-width optional break. If it is
doing this, then the document may well be corrupt.