Here is the thought. I wish if there is any package or syntax in LaTeX that makes any arbitrary \documentclass to cut words as less as possible? I mean for the sake of sentences at the end in a two-columned document class, I faced this so often that I face words got cut which makes the text so ugly.
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You can set the hyphenation penalty.
\hyphenpenalty=10000 removes the hyphenation completely.
Instead you can set it to your required tolerance by decreasing the number from 10000 to any other number.
answered Apr 24, 2015 at 4:25
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1also I would like to know what would be a reasonable value for this hyphenation? because if remove completely, it will exceed the column boundary and if in default, too much of it.– lonesomeCommented Apr 24, 2015 at 4:31
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1Try using \raggedright command at the preamble and check if you would like that output. Commented Apr 24, 2015 at 4:34
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you mean that I exchange the
\hyphenpenalty=10000with\raggedright? well that got much uglier. to make it more clear, I wish something likeJustify Lowthat MS Word provides.– lonesomeCommented Apr 24, 2015 at 5:18
I found these lines which prevent LaTeX from hyphenation, but also keeps the justification so the text won't look ugly or will have different line lengths.
\tolerance=1
\emergencystretch=\maxdimen
\hyphenpenalty=10000
\hbadness=10000
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\usepackage[none]{hyphenat}or just put\hyphenpenalty=10000\exhyphenpenalty=10000in the preamble. It would be better to provide some MWE so that specific advice can be given.\usepackage{microtype}in the pramble (say just before\begin{document}and you will see the change. Or use something like\hyphenpenalty=3000\exhyphenpenalty=3000just before\begin{document}adjust the 3000 accordingly. 10000 is the maximum where no hyphenation takes place. You have to reduce the value as suitable.