Paragraphs in Word (Newbie)

[John]

I am new to word and when I type a letter I type the body
in one big part of course using periods but never setting
the form to do paragraphs...How do I take existing
letters in word and get it to make my document have
paragraphs and look more professional ? Can this be
done ...

Thanks in advance

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Hi John,

Assuming I'm understanding your question correctly:

When you feel as though there is a natural division in what you are saying,
or when you have switched from one topic to another, then you should put the
paragraph break in yourself, by hitting the "return" key. This will start
your text on a new line, and you may want to hit the "tab" key to indent the
first line.

I doubt you will like the results if you let the computer program decide
when you have changed topics.

Since you are new to Word, you may also want to see:

Some Tips and "Gotchas" for those who are new to Word
Especially if migrating from WordPerfect
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/TipsOnStyles.html

Hope that helps,
DM

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> I am new to word and when I type a letter I type the body

> in one big part of course using periods but never setting

> the form to do paragraphs...How do I take existing

> letters in word and get it to make my document have

> paragraphs and look more professional ? Can this be

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

For those new to Word, there is a very helpful tutorial at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/concepts/introduction/index.html

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> Hi John,
> Assuming I'm understanding your question correctly:
> When you feel as though there is a natural division in what you are saying,
> or when you have switched from one topic to another, then you should put the
> paragraph break in yourself, by hitting the "return" key. This will start

> your text on a new line, and you may want to hit the "tab" key to indent the
> first line.
> I doubt you will like the results if you let the computer program decide

> when you have changed topics.
> Since you are new to Word, you may also want to see:
> Some Tips and "Gotchas" for those who are new to Word