Disappearing paragraph line spacing

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  gerrieevans · Member · Jul 9, 2014 at 3:02 pm

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  I want to copy/paste my book extracts into my Pages, but each time I do, my paragraphing disappears.

  I’ve tried adding the html code for a space, thus  

  But it didn’t work. Then I tried adding it both at the beginning of each paragraph AND at the end. But it still didn’t work.

  It’s driving me mad! Please advise.

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Jul 9, 2014 at 8:13 pm

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  Hi there,

  We don’t recommend copying/pasting from word processors like Microsoft Word as it can create very messy HTML:

  Microsoft Word

  However you can force extra line breaks if needed by adding this in the Text Editor:

   

  You can find more information here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/editors/styling-individual-posts-and-pages/#adding-extra-line-breaks

  If you have any questions with this, please let me know!

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  gerrieevans · Member · Jul 9, 2014 at 10:22 pm

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  Thanks, Grace.

  Yes, this matches what I was told on kboards. It works!.

  Thanks for your help.

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Jul 9, 2014 at 10:31 pm

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  Perfect!

  Happy Blogging :)