How can I change the spacing in my blog?

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  ridiculuke · Member · Dec 14, 2014 at 1:17 am

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  In my blog how can I not make it have a blank line in between the writing when I press return? Thanks in advance!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2014 at 1:20 am

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  If you are copying and pasting from a word processing document like Microsoft WORD please read this https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/the-paste-as-word-button-has-been-removed-from-the-visual-editor?replies=3 NOTE: When we use the Visual editor we post in plain text and all formatting is removed. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#pasting-text

  Whether or not you are copying and pasting go to > Dashboard > Settings > Writing and enable this setting:
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  Blog editors and word processors are not the same and do not work the same way. The web standard is one blank line only, so you cannot add more blank lines by pressing return repeatedly like you would do with a typewriter or in a word processing application. If you want to learn how to format and space your posts and pages see http://en.support.wordpress.com/advanced-html/

  P.S. When you create a new post, always make sure the Format tool is set to Paragraph before you start typing. It’s in the Visual editor Row 2 first position “style”. See the illustration here http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2 If you forget to do that then edit the post, highlight all in the Visual editor, select Paragraph from the Format tool, switch editor to Text then switch back to Visual and click Update.

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  okcforgottenman · Member · Dec 14, 2014 at 1:27 am

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  If you’re typing in the visual editor, the easiest solution is to end each line with Shift+Return instead of Return. This is most effective for metered lines such as poems.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2014 at 1:32 am

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  If you are working in the Visual editor, to get single spacing between paragraphs hold the SHIFT key down and simultaneously click ENTER at the end of the paragraph.

  If you are working in the HTML (Text) editor, a single click of ENTER will give you a single-spaced line, and two clicks of ENTER will result in double spaced lines. From: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/09/13/wordpress-formatting-and-spacing/

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  ridiculuke · Member · Dec 14, 2014 at 2:26 am

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  Thank you all so much for your help!!