How to create a new line, not a paragraph, in Microsoft Word

Updated: 12/31/2020 by Computer Hope
Microsoft Word Shortcut

In Microsoft Word, the default action when pressing Enter is to create a new paragraph and not move to the next line. For most writing, this is not a problem until you want Word to not create a new paragraph.

Thankfully, there is a keyboard shortcut that moves to the next line. Move the text cursor to where you want the new line to begin, press Enter, hold down Shift, and press Enter again. You can continue to press Shift+Enter to move to each new line, and when ready to move to the next paragraph, press Enter.