Thanks Jellby, curiosity satisfied - cat not dead
I use non-breaking hyphens in things like phone, card and part numbers. If I read a number across two lines I immediately forget it, it's like I lose the rhythm or something.
Transtool's Insert Symbol tool is invaluable for inserting special characters. I have it configured so that Ctrl+Win+S pops a grid of the chars that I want. The best thing about it is that it's available in all applications - from Word to Notepad. It also has a Copy Unformatted Text feature that works in everything.
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