G
Guest
In MS Word, what is a soft return, what does it do, and when / why would
someone use one?
someone use one?
G
Guest
I suspect what you meand is holding down Shift when you press Enter.
This creates a new line without starting a new paragraph.
tj
This creates a new line without starting a new paragraph.
tj
B
Beth Melton
To be specific, a 'soft return' is automatically inserted at the end
of a line and is used for word wrap.
I suspect you are referring to a 'manual line break' which is created
by using Shift + Enter as 'tj' noted.
There are various uses for a manual line break, here are a few:
- When you want to give the appearance of multiple paragraphs but wish
to treat the text as a single paragraph.
- When a paragraph is formatted with Justify alignment and you want
the last line of a paragraph to justify between the left and right
margins use Shift + Enter instead of pressing Enter at the end of the
paragraph.
- If you want to force text on a single line to be left justified and
right justified.
For example type your first and last name, press Shift + Enter, and
justify the paragraph.
If you like this tip then you can combine it with a tip I picked up
from Dian Chapman, Word MVP, and use nonbreaking spaces to control
where the text breaks.
For example after your first name press Ctrl + Shift + Space to insert
a nonbreaking space and then type your middle initial. The nonbreaking
space will keep your first name and middle initial together.
- When a paragraph is formatted with a hanging indent you can use a
manual line break to wrap text to continue the indent.
For example I may use this for memos when there are multiple
recipients on the "To:" line:
To: Recipient 1
Recipient 2
- Many, many, additional uses.
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of a line and is used for word wrap.
I suspect you are referring to a 'manual line break' which is created
by using Shift + Enter as 'tj' noted.
There are various uses for a manual line break, here are a few:
- When you want to give the appearance of multiple paragraphs but wish
to treat the text as a single paragraph.
- When a paragraph is formatted with Justify alignment and you want
the last line of a paragraph to justify between the left and right
margins use Shift + Enter instead of pressing Enter at the end of the
paragraph.
- If you want to force text on a single line to be left justified and
right justified.
For example type your first and last name, press Shift + Enter, and
justify the paragraph.
If you like this tip then you can combine it with a tip I picked up
from Dian Chapman, Word MVP, and use nonbreaking spaces to control
where the text breaks.
For example after your first name press Ctrl + Shift + Space to insert
a nonbreaking space and then type your middle initial. The nonbreaking
space will keep your first name and middle initial together.
- When a paragraph is formatted with a hanging indent you can use a
manual line break to wrap text to continue the indent.
For example I may use this for memos when there are multiple
recipients on the "To:" line:
To: Recipient 1
Recipient 2
- Many, many, additional uses.
--
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/