How do I add spaces between paragraphs on my posts?

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  stayton · Member · Jun 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm

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  All my previous posts have spaces between paragraphs (from hitting return/enter). But today, no matter how hard I try, I CANNOT get spaces between the paragraphs. I KNOW everyone is busy but I could REALLY use some help.
  Blog url: http://thewaythetruthandthelifedotcom.wordpress.com/

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  mkoenig514 · Member · Jun 23, 2011 at 5:12 pm

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  It looks like you were using div tags which might have caused the issue. I removed them and added line breaks using the return key and everything is formatted properly at http://theway-thetruth-and-thelife.com/2011/06/23/halls-of-wonder/.

  What web browser are you using? Please try using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

  Were you using the HTML or Visual editor?

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  stayton · Member · Jun 23, 2011 at 7:49 pm

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  Thank you so very much for your help! I LOVE WordPress and now I love WordPress support!

  I use Safari and have used Safari since the beginning.
  I have no idea what a div tag is – I’m truly ignorant of much of this stuff.

  BUT for months previous, when I hit enter/return – I got a line space between paragraphs, which was my objective.

  How do “div” tags get into one post and not others?

  Thanks for your help, again.

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  stayton · Member · Jun 23, 2011 at 7:50 pm

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  Oops – I forgot part of your question : HTML or Visual editor?
  I don’t know – sorry – when a window comes up for New Post, I just start typing.

  Blessings

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Jun 23, 2011 at 9:04 pm

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  In that case, it’s probably the Visual editor (referring to the Visual vs HTML tabs above the editor window).

  Sometimes, junk like extra div tags can magically make their way into posts, usually only when switching between the Visual and HTML tabs or repeatedly editing the post.

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  stayton · Member · Jun 24, 2011 at 12:45 am

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  Like little fairies, eh? I get that! Thanks so much for all the help.
  Have a great evening

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  designsimply · Member · Jun 24, 2011 at 1:39 am

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  I think it’s more likely to happen from copying and pasting content from another source or another blog post. Another way to fix that type of issue if you see it happen again is to use the visual editor and make sure the Style for each block of text is set to “Paragraph” in row 2 of the visual editing icons: http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2

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  stayton · Member · Jun 24, 2011 at 4:04 am

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  You know, now that I think of it, that’s exactly what I did – a cut and paste from a WORD document.

  You are WISE, WISE ONE!

  Thanks

  PS – may I say again that I LOVE WordPress?

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  stayton · Member · Jun 24, 2011 at 1:21 pm

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  One more WOW for you! How did you get my link of the gallery video into a picture on the post? It looks great – I had no idea how to do that!

  Once again, a genius! Blessings to you

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  designsimply · Member · Jun 25, 2011 at 12:31 am

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  Sounds like WordPress magic to me. :)

  Cheers!