How to stop negative numbers splitting at the minus sign for new l

[Dave]

I've tried using an n-dash instead of a hyphen, formatting as a number and
nothing seems to work. As I type in front of the number it will suddenly
split a new line between the minus sign and the number itself i.e.
-
112345.67
.... instead of keeping the sign and number together. It is most annoying.
Anyone with an idea how to fix this?
Thanks, Dave

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Instead of using either a hyphen or an en dash, try using a minus sign; it's
located at U2212 in the Mathematical Operators character subset, and it's
nonbreaking.

 

[Al]

Instead of using either a hyphen or an en dash, try using a minus
sign; it's located at U2212 in the Mathematical Operators character
subset, and it's nonbreaking.

Why not a non-breaking hyphen?

 

[Stefan Blom]

A hyphen doesn't have the width of a minus sign.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Correct. A nonbreaking hyphen would probably work, but I prefer an en dash
or minus sign in columns of figures because they are the width of the
figures (and the same as the plus sign). For an isolated number, it probably
wouldn't make any difference.

 

[grammatim]

But the minus sign character sits so high on the line -- it ought to
align with the crossbar of the + like an en-dash.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In Times New Roman and Arial, viewed at 500% on my screen, the minus sign
does align with the crossbar of the plus (the en dash is lower). I don't
know what would print, of course, and other fonts may vary. I sometimes use
the minus sign as a non-breaking en dash.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

But the minus sign character sits so high on the line -- it ought to
align with the crossbar of the + like an en-dash.

 

[grammatim]

I don't know what font I was in when you made me aware of the minus
sign character some time back, but it couldn't be used for whatever I
was doing at the time.