Blank line between bullets

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Ken Runge

In order to get a blank line between bulleted lines I end up hitting
return and then I have to restart the bullet format. Is there a way to
get an extra line in a series of bullets with all the extra typing (v
2002). Thanks
 
To get a "blank line" between *any* two paragraphs, never press Enter twice.
This inserts an empty paragraph, which takes up just as much "space" in a
Word document as a full one. That is, Word has to remember all the
formatting for that paragraph just as if it contained text, resulting in
increased file size. Moreover, empty paragraphs can cause problems at the
bottoms and tops of documents because they are not suppressed as Space
Before/After is.

The correct way to add space between paragraphs is to define some Space
Before/After in the Format | Paragraph dialog. A quick way to add 12 points
Space Before (the rough equivalent of a blank line) is to press Ctrl+0.
Ideally, the space should be added to the style rather than individual
paragraphs, since using styles rather than direct formatting also reduces
file size.

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Ken said:
In order to get a blank line between bulleted lines I end up hitting
return and then I have to restart the bullet format. Is there a way to
get an extra line in a series of bullets with all the extra typing (v
2002). Thanks
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Shift+Enter will achieve this.
 
Shift+Enter will force-justify short lines if your bulleted style is
Justified--probably not what you want. It's much easier to do this the right
way.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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You went on to describe about between "paragraphs" which is also correct.
He was asking for "between lines" without restarting the bullet format.
Ctrl+0 (zero) will also achieve this but hey, whatever works.
 
No, he was asking how to insert a blank line without *losing* the bullet
format (if you press Enter twice after a numbered or bulleted paragraph, you
lose the number or bullet).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
 
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