Most advance page layout programs have a feature called smart quotations. This feature automatically inserts quotation marks into the text when the inch mark key is pressed. Too many hyphenated line breaks in a row creates unattractive text that is difficult to read. As a general rule, three hyphens in a row should be your maximum. Dictionary hyphens can be placed where you prefer to split a word.
Most computer programs provide for a dictionary hyphen.
While this may take a little extra time and effort, the payoff is the professional look your text can create. Use the right dashes and hyphens A professional looking printed piece can be affected by the smallest detail. There is a difference between dashes and hyphen. Whether the em dash has a space before and after is the choice of the typist but consistency and uniformity are very important to the overall look of a document. Guidelines should be established on this point.