Insert Blank Lines

You can insert blank lines in your text to signify new paragraphs by inserting line breaks or paragraph marks. You use line breaks to start a new line without starting a new paragraph.

Word stores paragraph formatting in the paragraph mark shown in this section. When you start a new paragraph, you can change the new paragraph’s formatting without affecting the preceding paragraph’s formatting. For more information on styles, see Chapter 6.

START A NEW PARAGRAPH

1. Press Enter.

   Word inserts a paragraph mark.

2. Repeat step 1 for each blank line you want to insert.

   

INSERT A LINE BREAK

1. Press +.

   Word inserts a line break.