Is a hard return the same as a manuel page break?

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In formatting for word, is a hard return same as manual page break?
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No.

A "hard return" (actually that term is more common for WordPerfect; in
Word it's called a "paragraph mark") is what you get when you press
the Enter key. If you display nonprinting characters, it appears as a
¶ symbol.

A manual page break can be inserted by pressing Ctrl+Enter. With
nonprinting characters displayed, it appears as a dotted line across
the page with "Page Break" in the middle of it.

There is also a manual line break (Shift+Enter) that appears as a
left-pointing arrow with a hooked end.

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm for
more.
 
No. "Hard return" usually means a paragraph break (Enter); a manual page
break is inserted with Ctrl+Enter.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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