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Old 12-03-2010, 07:19 AM
czomberzdaniela czomberzdaniela is offline paragaph hard break, soft break and ...strange break Windows XP paragaph hard break, soft break and ...strange break Office 2003
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Hi,

I'm getting confused about paragraphs and breaking in MS Word.

Function of normal paragraph break (simple Enter) is obvious. Soft break (Shift + Enter) serves to stay in the paragraph but makes new line.

The question is: what is the function of alt+enter that gives paragraph sign arounded by dotted line without line breaking ??

Thanks in advance for help.
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Old 12-03-2010, 09:02 AM
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Somehow, you seem to have a keyboard shortcut for what is called the Style separator, a command listed only in the "All commands" list in Word options/Customize for the Quick Access Toolbar. It allows you to include two or more Paragraph Styles in a single paragraph without introducing inherent instability.

Most people never learn about it, much less use it properly. It's a bit tricky, and a pain if anyone not familiar with it is going to be editing or formatting the document. You can either look it up, or change your keyboard shortcut.
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Old 12-03-2010, 06:58 PM
czomberzdaniela czomberzdaniela is offline paragaph hard break, soft break and ...strange break Windows XP paragaph hard break, soft break and ...strange break Office 2003
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You're right. I had no idea about such function.

Thanks a lot.
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