I don't see a way. Maybe send this in to Tech Support.

Probably not. Dashes/hyphens/underscores etc. are not Text elements in Finale. How they are entered and with which modifiers affect the behavior of the lyrics.

As MikeR suggests, send this question to Support using the Submit a request link at the top of the page. Let us know what you hear back.

Got it!
Document Options/Lyrics/Hyphens/Uncheck Use Smart Hyphens

(Previous versions of Finale allowed me to do it. I just could not remember how.)

I'll be darned! So it does!

How do you handle the word extensions?

I may or may not have known that a lifetime ago — or two.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Please do everyone a favor and edit the title of your original post by adding, RESOLVED. This will help others.