from a computer illiterate person

[Kevin Stenberg]

How do I get my posts and PM's to show a paragraph change? Everything I write comes out as one long paragraph. Kevin

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

How do I get my posts and PM's to show a paragraph change? Everything I write comes out as one long paragraph. Kevin

as an example I left 3 spaces between the final period and my name. But the site decreased the spacing.

 

[StrawHat]

Are you using the “return” button on the keyboard?

Kevin

 

[Rick]

At the end of your last sentence in the paragraph simply hit the enter key twice.

Start new paragraph.

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Rick I have done that. But it still shows up as one paragraph. StrawHat What is the return button. Rick I just hit enter twice and this is what I get. Kevin

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Rick I have done that. But it still shows up as one paragraph. StrawHat What is the return button. Rick I just hit enter twice and this is what I get. Kevin

It must be time for a new computer!

 

[Rick]

Are you on a phone or a computer? IBM or Apple?

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

HP computer

 

[Rick]

Then that should work, why it doesn't is above my pay grade. Only thing I can think of is it's a set up issue, which is also above my pay grade. Are you on a wireless mouse? Possibly the setup there.

 

[JonB]

If you've noticed on my long posts.
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I put a period inbetween paragraphs.
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As I did in this post, inbetween sentences.
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WHY DO I DO THAT???
I'm not sure when or what changed, but I tend to edit and re-edit my posts, looking for spelling or grammar errors, and when ever I hit the "backspace" key(and maybe some other keys?), the software (in my computer?) removes all the double spaces, including the spaces I try to leave between paragraphs...BUT it doesn't remove the space, if I put a period in that space.

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

So John B You write something. . You put an extra period in there. And you go on to something else. . Then you go on to the other thing . The last 2 sentences were written as Jon said with twice hitting Enter. And I still get one continual Para..

 

[JonB]

Write a paragraph then a period then "enter" then period, then "enter" then write another paragraph

 

[Matt_G]

Kevin, does it work properly if you write something in a word processor or in Notepad?
(I am assuming you are using Windows.)
In other words, does hitting enter do what you expect in those apps and start a new paragraph?

Here's another test to try:
Write something in Notepad, getting the paragraphs the way you want.
Then copy and paste it into a reply here.
Let's see if the formatting is kept or if it gets stripped out.

This should help us get closer to the root cause of your issue.