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Inserting line breaks, paragraph breaks, and page breaks

You can insert a line break or page break wherever you choose.

Before you can insert page breaks, you must set the document to fit within the document margins by choosing Format > “Wrap to Page.”

Here are ways to insert breaks:

  • To add a line break, choose Edit > Insert > Line Break.

  • To add a paragraph break, choose Edit > Insert > Paragraph Break.

  • To insert a page break, choose Edit > Insert > Page Break.

Normally, the amount of space following line and paragraph breaks is the same. To increase the amount of space following a paragraph break, choose Other from the Spacing pop-up menu in the toolbar, and then use the “Paragraph spacing” “before” controls.

To remove a break that you inserted, press Delete.


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