How to use Word Wrap instead of <Enter> at the end of each line

Microsoft Word and Writer's Workbench interpret the <Enter> key as the end of a paragraph.  For this reason, if you press the <Enter> key at the end of each line (like you would if you were using a typewriter,) analyses will not be valid.  For example, the Organization and Development analysis set counts words in each paragraph  If there are fewer than 22 words in a paragraph, that paragraph will not be counted.

FIX:

1. Just keep typing until you reach the end of your paragraph.  Microsoft Word will automatically wrap words at the end of the line.  When you reach the end of your paragraph, press the <Enter> key either once or twice.

2. If you have a document that has been entered as you would with a typewriter, you may "fix" it by performing the following procedure:

A. Press the on the first toolbar in Microsoft Word.  This button will flag all <Enter>'s as paragraph symbols.

B. You can use the button on the Writer's Workbench toolbar to help you find <Enter>'s.  Press the button and then the button.  Select the top option, the "Paragraph Mark."   Then press the button to find the next "Paragraph Mark."

C. Important: Delete all <Enter>'s in the bodies of your paragraphs but not those at the end of your paragraphs.

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Last modified 09/06/03.