Verse Link Divisions
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Rather than trying to trick the system, just use the feature intended for this purpose. The system is designed with good reason to group the contiguous references internally. If you want to change how the links are shown at runtime, you can. I may be misunderstanding your request, though, because the default behavior is to give you individual links.
If this isn't what you meant, show me a screen shot of the exact behavior you are trying to change, and then a screen shot of the end result of what you are getting when you add the word "and," etc.
Preferences (Options and Settings) > Verse Links
Select the File menu and click Preferences. Select the Verse Links page.
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If this isn't what you meant, show me a screen shot of the exact behavior you are trying to change, and then a screen shot of the end result of what you are getting when you add the word "and," etc.
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Whoever made that module chose to format it that way. 
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Could you show me an example of how you would do it, please.Whoever made that module chose to format it that way.
For efficient referencing and so it looks better than mine.
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Leave the word and out where you don't want to see it.
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If I put a space then the verses join together. Is there a dividing operator other than 'and' ?
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The dotted underline just shows you what will be linked, so it won't change what you are typing while you are editing. How the link actually looks in the final result is controlled by the setting mentioned in my first reply. Unless you change away from the default setting, the end result will be exactly what you have been asking for.
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For clarification. During editing, the dotted underline just informs you of what the editor considers a valid verse reference:
Then when you view the actual entry in the text panel, it is formatted according to your preferences (as mentioned in the first reply above):
Also note that the comma cannot be used to "separate verse references" for the fact that for hundreds of years literally every published work uses commas to separate verse numbers in a chapter:verse reference.
There are some things that SwordSearcher will do with your verse references. It will always standardize them. So for example the 1,2,3 verse numbers in my sample text above is standardized to 1-3 as you would expect. There are some other things but you will see those as you edit. Just press CTRL+S while you are editing (or click the save icon) to see how it is rendered in the final text panel.
Then when you view the actual entry in the text panel, it is formatted according to your preferences (as mentioned in the first reply above):
Also note that the comma cannot be used to "separate verse references" for the fact that for hundreds of years literally every published work uses commas to separate verse numbers in a chapter:verse reference.
There are some things that SwordSearcher will do with your verse references. It will always standardize them. So for example the 1,2,3 verse numbers in my sample text above is standardized to 1-3 as you would expect. There are some other things but you will see those as you edit. Just press CTRL+S while you are editing (or click the save icon) to see how it is rendered in the final text panel.
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The semicolon is optional. You can use one if you want. I typically don't bother, as seen in my sample screen shot above. SwordSearcher will format multiple verses references with different books using semicolons as the delimiter for display, but it's not needed when you type them in.