Using hard and soft returns

You can change the text flow in a document by using hard or soft returns. You can start a new line manually by inserting a hard return. A soft return wraps text to the next line and is inserted automatically by WordPerfect when the line extends beyond the right margin.


To insert a hard return

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At the end of a line or paragraph, press Enter.

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A hard return displays as an [HRt] code in the Reveal Codes window. For more information about Reveal Codes, see “Using Reveal Codes.”
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You can also view hard returns by clicking View WordPerfect Office onestep Using hard and soft returns Show ¶.

To insert a soft return

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As you type, WordPerfect automatically inserts a soft return at the end of each line.

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A soft return displays as an [SRt] code in the Reveal Codes window. For more information about Reveal Codes, see “Using Reveal Codes.”

Using hard and soft returns