What is Word Wrap?
Word wrap is a feature which allows text to be carried over to the next line so that it will stay within a set of defined margins. Most word processors have this feature, so that people are not forced to enter a return at the end of every line, and there are a variety of ways to play with word wrap within documents. Coding used to build websites can also integrate a word wrap feature, allowing the designer more control over the presentation of the site. Most word processors have line wrap, which automatically brings text down to the next line when it hits the end of the margin. In the process, the document creates what is known as a “soft return.” If the margins are adjusted, the text will re-wrap the lines, ignoring the soft returns created by the line wrap function while preserving the hard returns entered by the user. Word processors utilize word wrapping algorithms so that long lines of text don’t force the user to scroll sideways to read more. In a word processor, word wrap create
Word wrapping is when a line of text automatically “wraps” to the next line when it gets to the end of a page or text field. This is different than a “word rap,” which involves rhyming words to a rhythmic beat, though that may be more fun than typing. Most word processing programs use word wrap to keep the text within the default margins of the page. Without the word wrap feature, text would continue on one line until the user pressed “Enter” or “Return” to insert a line break. Most programs that incorporate word wrap take the first word that does not fit on a line of text and move it to the beginning of the next line. Advanced word processing programs can hyphenate long words at appropriate places. While it is uncommon, sometimes a word, or string of characters ,will take up more than one line. In this case, the word wrap feature will simply continue the string of characters onto the next line.
