WD6x: How to Insert a Hard Carriage Return in Text Form Field

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start a new paragraph in a text form field by pressing ENTER, the insertion point moves to the next field instead of inserting a paragraph mark.

CAUSE

The ENTER key and TAB key move the insertion point from field to field.

NOTE: This functionality has changed beginning with Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0. The ENTER key now creates a new paragraph when the insertion point is in a text form field in Word.

RESOLUTION

To start a new paragraph (that is, insert a paragraph mark) in a text form field, use the appropriate method below.

   Platform                  Method
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   Word for Windows          Hold down the ALT key and type the number 013
                             on the numeric keypad.

   Word for the Macintosh    Press the ENTER key on the numeric keypad, or
                             press SHIFT+OPTION+RETURN.