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Perhaps the problem is mine since I am using a rather old Apple Mac. I see a large box labelled "paragraph," but when I press it I only get headings of various sizes. What is the proper method of starting a new paragraph here? I even thought of running the space bar to the right, which had no effect. Thank you.
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Hmmm... I had never considered that @Irv - I usually just press the return key, which gives not just a new-line but also an additional empty-line like this
Now I'm here having pressed "return" / "Enter"
I'm not sure about the use of the word "paragraph" - it really seems to be a "font-size" selection of the various possible "headings", with the default being the so-called "paragraph-font"
It seems to me, just to be a way of selecting different sized fonts and nothing more
although, having just done that on one selected word in the above line, the entire line changed font-size, not just the one word I had selected....
This, for your interest was done under Chrome on Windows....
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Already tried the return key and it was a no-go. It sounds like the problem lies in the Apple software I am using. I will try an i-Pad next. If not, I may resort to {New Paragraph Here}.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed. —William Gibson
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Hi Irv:
Your description of what you're seeing sounds like the standard box where one would enter a forum post or reply. Is this what you're seeing?
If so, what you've described as a label saying "Paragraph," is actually a drop down menu for various formatting options. All you need to do is type your text in the box and hit the Enter key on your computer to make a new paragraph.
The options listed in the drop down menu allow you to apply formatting to your text if you want certain parts to appear as larger/bolder headings. For example, I'm applying the formatting to the following lines:
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Hope that helps.
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My Mac only has a return key.
I just found that I can use the down and left cursor buttons to create a paragraph. Problem solved. Thanks all for your efforts.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed. —William Gibson
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