<< Click to Display Table of Contents >> Line break – insert manually

As an alternative to using the paragraph mark (with the Enter key↵), you can jump to the next line without starting a new paragraph:

You set a manual line break via the Break icon on the ribbon tab Insert (or Layout). Click on the icon's black arrow and select Line break. Alternatively, simply use the key combination Shift+↵.

The manual line break corresponds to the automatic line break, which causes the cursor to jump to the end of the next line. However, the manual line break can be inserted anywhere in the line.

How does this differ from the paragraph mark? While the formatting of the paragraph also applies when using the paragraph mark (for example, the set spacing before and after the paragraph), the line break only causes a jump to the next line. You still remain in the same block of text within the paragraph.

Tip: If you want to wrap a new line in a bulleted list without creating a new bullet, simply use the manual line break. The next line will then appear as body text.