TextRange.HyphenMinWordLength

Property HyphenMinWordLength As Long

The HyphenMinWordLength property returns or sets the minimum number of characters that a word must have for it to be included in automatic hyphenation.

The following code example displays the minimum number of characters that a word must have for it to be included in automatic hyphenation:

Sub Test() 
 Dim d As Document 
 Dim s As Shape 
 Dim t As Text 
 Set d = CreateDocument 
 Set s = d.ActiveLayer.CreateParagraphText(3, 3, 5, 5, "This is an 
example.") 
 Set t = s.Text 
 MsgBox t.Story.HyphenMinWordLength 
End Sub