Microsoft KB Archive/126250

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

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Q126250

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The information in this article applies to:


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

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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

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. Additional query words: formfield

Keywords : kbfield winword macword word6

Issue type : kbhowto

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